MEDIA INFORMATION
Credentials
Please contact Anne Wehunt, UTC Assistant
Director of Athletics Communications and
Media Relations, for all Chattanooga home
basketball game credentials. Requests should
be made in writing via email and credentials will
be limited to working members of the media.
Spouses, dates, children and other non-workers
are not permitted in press areas without prior
approval. Credentials will be available for pickup on gameday at the McKenzie Arean media
entrance.
Visiting Radio Crew
Two courtesy broadcast-quality phone lines are
available for use by visiting crew along press
row.
Photographers
Credentials for photographers will be issued
on a game-by-game basis and photographers
should contact Anne Wehunt, UTC Assistant
Director of Athletics Communications and Media
Relations, with requests. Photographers can
shoot only from the endzones. No pictures may
be taken from press row and no photographers
are allowed behind team benches, scoring
tables, locker rooms and other restricted areas
without prior approval from the UTC Athletics
Communications and Media Relations Office.
Photographers not associated with a news
outlet or hired specifically by UTC will submit
within one week a CD of photos at no charge to
the athletics department.
Internet Service
UTC will provide wireless internet capability
along press row and in the media work room.
Internet Sites
Only accredited sites will be granted game
credentials or access to UTC coaches and
student-athletes. All inquiries must be made
to Anne Wehunt, UTC Assistant Director of
Athletics Communications and Media Relations.
Media Parking
There is no reserved media parking for UTC
women’s basketball games. Lady Mocs parking

is first-come, first-served except for double
headers and selected games. Parking passes
will be required for these occassions. The media
parking area is located in Lot 33 across from
the Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC) at
the corner of 4th and Mabel Streets. Entrance
is now at the 4th and Mabel Streets entrance
of the arena.
Gameday Media Services
Members of the media will be provided with
pregame notes and statistics of both teams and
a flipcard with respective rosters and updated
team information. Food and beverages will also
be available. Statistics and running play-byplay description will be handed out at halftime.
Following the game, a final statistical packet
with complete team and individual statistics and
play-by-play will be available.
Practices
All UTC practices are open to the media and
public unless otherwise noted. Media members
are asked to contact the Communications and
Media Relations Office in advance if planning
to attend practice. The Lady Mocs hold practice
sessions at the McKenzie Arena and the
Chattem Practice Facility. Please check for
practice times and sites.
Player Interviews
During the Week - All requests for studentathlete interviews must be made at least ONE
DAY in advance with the Communications
and Media Relations Office. A time mutually
convenient for the student-athlete and member
of the media will be set up. Most interviews will be
conducted following daily practice on location at
the practice site. Student-athletes will be asked
to return telephone calls to members of the
media; student-athlete telephone numbers will
not be issued and you may not ask the studentathlete to call you. Please arrange all coaching
staff interviews through the Communications
and Media Relations Office.
After the Game - Following a 10-minute cooling
off period, Coach Wes Moore will participate

in a brief postgame radio show. Requested
UTC student-athletes will be available in the
media interview room located on the first floor
of the McKenzie Arena. The UTC locker room
is closed to the media following the game.
Coach Moore will follow the student-athletes
in the media room. Visiting postgame interview
policies are determined by the visiting school’s
representative.
To Contact Wes Moore
The best time to contact Coach Moore by
telephone is between 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Monday - Friday with the exclusion of gameday.
Call the Communications and Media Relations
Office to set up an interview with Moore or any
of his coaching staff.
Tickets to the Game
Complimentary tickets are not available for
media or professional scouts. Those wishing
to purchase tickets are urged to contact the
Communications and Media Relations Office,
which will handle the order. Professional scouts
must request credentials by email (AnneWehunt@utc.edu). The cost is $15 and the seat
will be available on press row provided space is
available. Credit cards are accepted.
Lady Mocs on the Radio/Internet
Every Lady Mocs basketball game is broadcast
on the Mocs Radio Network. Fans outside of
the Mocs Radio Network listening audience can
also tune in over the internet on GoMocs.com.
Live Stats and Video Online
Live stats for all of the Lady Mocs games are
available to fans on GoMocs.com. Streaming
video of all UTC’s home games and selected
road games are available for a pay-per-view on
GoMocs.com.
Video Services
For video footage of all the Lady Mocs’ home
games, contact UTC’s Director of Creative
Services, Owen Seaton, at (423) 425-2122 or
owen-seaton@utc.edu. Requests should be
made at least one week in advance of needing
the footage.

MEDIA INFORMATION

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• GoMocs.com is the official website of the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Athletics Department. Redesigned on July
1, 2009, GoMocs.com offers the most
up-to-date news, scores and information
available on Mocs Athletics.
• GoMocs.com is managed by JumpTV
with the content updated and edited by
the UTC Communications and Media
Relations and Creative Services offices.
• Features include news and updates on
your favorite Mocs student-athletes, teams
and coaches, live statistics, on-line ticket
sales, print-at-home tickets, live in-game
audio and video streams, video highlights
and interviews, an E-store, DVD store and
photo stores.

Now you can keep up with all the latest
Chattanooga Mocs news on Facebook and
Twitter. Plus every page on GoMocs.com can
be shared to the website of your choice. You
can embed your favorite video from GoMocs.
com to your Facebook or MySpace page.
Be sure you are visiting one of three offical
Chattanooga Facebook pages.
• Chattanooga Athletics Department fan page
• Mocs Maniacs Facebook group
• Scrappy Mocs personal page
The quickest way to get the latest Mocs info on
your mobile phone is by following GoMocs.com
on Twitter. If you pair your mobile device to your
Twitter account, you will get the latest scores
and selected headlines sent right to your mobile
phone. Find the Official Chattanooga Atheltics
Twitter page at www.twitter.com/GoMocs.

Inside Chattanooga Basketball
is the weekly magazine show which
chronicles the Chattanooga men’s
and women’s basketball programs.
The shows will alternate between
the Mocs and Lady Mocs each
week.
Host Jim Reynolds and UTC
head coach Wes Moore preview
the upcoming week’s games and
recap the prior week in Lady Mocs
basketball.
The show will air on WDSI
Fox-61 every Wednesday at 11:05
p.m. The show will also air on
MYNetwork Chattanooga at 12:00
a.m. on Thursday.

Lady Mocs on the Air
with Larry Ward

Fans and women’s
basketball
enthusiasts
alike can listen to the
crystal-clear
audio
broadcast
of
each
Chattanooga Lady Mocs
basketball game on the
Home of the Lady Mocs,
ESPN Radio 105.1 WALV
FM. When coinciding with
Mocs games will air on 106.9 FM. All games will also be broadcast
online around the world at www.GoMocs.com.
Chattanooga Lookouts Director of Broadcasting Larry Ward
begins his 12th straight season as the “Voice of the Lady Mocs”.
All broadcasts begin 20 minutes prior to tip-off with a pregame
show of insights from Head Coach Wes Moore. Stick around for the
postgame show where Ward and Moore recap the night’s game.
Following all games at the McKenzie Arena, fans can sit courtside
and listen to the postgame show live over the arena speakers.
Ward’s halftime show will highlight UTC players and coaches as well
as UTC administration and other special guests.
Ward is a veteran broadcaster with more than three decades
experience. On March 7, 2005, he was inducted into the Greater
Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame and was named the Southern
League (baseball) Radio Broadcaster of the Year in 1990 and again
in 1995. For the last 24 seasons, he has been the “Voice of the
Lookouts”. This is Ward’s second stint with
the Lady Mocs having broadcasted games
from 1989-92 for former head coach Craig
Parrott.
Ward is married to the former
Nelle Richardson and the pair recently
celebrated their 25th anniversary. The
couple resides in Harrison, Tenn., and has
one daughter, Megan who is a student at
UTC and was recently married.

Over the last six years, UTC has won 17 regular season and 22 tournament championships
in the Southern Conference, far more than any
other school during that time. After finishing in
the top-100 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup
in 2009, the Mocs had their third-best showing at
No. 136 in 2011. Here is a brief list of some of
UTC’s major accomplishments in 2011-12.
• Three SoCon Team Championships
• Seven Teams Represented in the Postseason
• Three All-Americans
• One Academic All-American
• Two Southern Conference Athletes of the Year
• Three Southern Conference Freshmen of the Year
• One Southern Conference Coach of the Year
• Seven SoCon Individual Champions
• 36 All-SoCon Performers

All-American Michelle Fuzzard was the SoCon All-American Stephan Jeager won the SoCon
Player of the Year and the SoCon Female Athlete Title, was the SoCon Golfer of the Year and
won the NCAA Regional in 2012.
of the Year in 2011-12.

Jordan Britt led the Mocs to their third straight Nick Soto was the 2012 SoCon Champion at Kaylene Chadwell went 23-9 in 2012 and was
named the SoCon Freshman of the Year.
SoCon trophy and was individual medalist at 133 and the SoCon Freshman of the Year.
the SoCon Tournament.

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Terrell Robinson was the 2011 SoCon Fresh- Lucas Cotter posted a school-record time of Becca Smith led the SoCon in scoring with 37
man of the Year after an outstanding rookie 8:10.28 on his way to winning the 2012 SoCon points on 16 goals and five assists. She was
Indoor 3000M title.
also a Capital One Academic All-District pick.
campaign under center.

ACADEMICALLY

The Mocs’ student-athletes continue to have
tremendous success in the classroom. Below
are just a few of the Academic accolades UTC
received last year:
• The overall g.p.a. of the Mocs’ student-athletes
has increased in seven of the last eight terms,
culminating with a school-record-tying 2.97 in the
spring.
• Over half of all UTC student-athletes earned
at least a 3.0 grade-point-average in each of the
last six semesters.
• Each member of the SoCon Champion women’s golf team made the Dean’s List in the spring.
• Men’s cross country led the nation with a 3.81
g.p.a. and the women were fifth with a 3.73.

Chris Berry became the 13th Moc in school Maria Juliana Loza won the Dayle May Award
history to be named Capital One Academic All- for the highest g.p.a. among the female senior
American by CoSIDA.
athletes at UTC.

Sara Poteat was a member of the Capital One Christina Teter made the Capital One Academ- Brandon Wright won the SoCon Title at 165
Academic All-District team and was on the ic All-District team and was on the SoCon All- and was one the Academic All-SoCon and AcNFCA All-Region team.
Academic squad.
ademic All-NWCA teams.

SOCIALLY
The Chattanooga Mocs Athletics Department
is heavily involved in community events throughout the year. UTC student-athletes, coaches
and staff logged over 1,800 hours volunteering in
the community over the last year at events such
as canned food drives, the Freshman MoveIn, Bloodanooga, Clean and Green and Read
Across America.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
(SAAC) plans many of the Athletic Department’s
community events. The Mocs have a presence
at Chattanooga’s Special Olympics events each
year. UTC student-athletes also host many
events that engage the local community, such as
the 2012 Southern Scuffle.

Members of the Mocs wrestling team helped The Lady Mocs hosted their second-annual Girls
out at the Ronald McDonald House Move-In Scouts Sports-A-Thon in Maclellan Gym in FebruDay.
ary.

Jackson Tresnan and members of the men’s Volleyball student-athlete Meagan Ernd reads Members of the women’s basketball team joined
tennis team visited with veterans at the VA to elementary school kids on “Read Across a number of Mocs in the “Clean and Green” proOutpatient Clinic.
America” day.
gram to help keep up the area around campus.

Miscellaneous
First game
100th game
First win
100th win
Win-Loss
Largest attendance
Most wins in a season
Most losses in a season
Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive losses
Most consecutive league wins
Most consecutive league losses

The McKenzie Arena, originally
named the UTC Arena, was
officially dedicated in December,
1982. It’s construction is
the result of a cooperative
venture between the City of
Chattanooga, Hamilton County,
The University of Tennessee and
the State of Tennessee.
The 210,000-square-foot, $15.5
million multipurpose complex
is home to the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga’s
basketball teams. It also houses
UTC’s wrestling practice area,
weight room, training room,
athletic administrative offices,
coaches offices and locker
rooms for football, wrestling and men’s and women’s basketball.
The UTC Arena was renamed The McKenzie Arena on Feb. 21, 2000 after a generous
donation from supporters Toby and Brenda McKenzie of Cleveland, Tenn. The Arena’s
longtime nickname “The Roundhouse” came about because of the facility’s round
shape, but also because of the railroad tradition in the city. The building that housed
the mechanism to turn locomotives around when it reached the terminal was known
as the roundhouse.

THE CIRCUS

KID ROCK

BARNEY

CHER

The Arena has also supplied some major entertainment acts for the city of
Chattanooga. In addition to ice shows, rodeos and circuses, the Arena has also
provided a stage for such performers as Elton John who has made two appearances,
Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, Cher, Def Lepard, The Monkees, Huey Lewis, KISS and
Alabama. Kenny Rogers was the building’s first event, performing for a crowd of
12,000 on Oct. 8, 1982.
MONSTER TRUCKS

WWE

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CHATTANOOGA
THE UNIVERSITY

FOUNDERS HALL

FLETCHER HALL
If you look around the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, you will find a message chiseled for eternity into the stone
of our structures.
“We Shall Achieve”
This represents a bold commitment that guides us in everything we
do, and tells the world what to expect from our campus. At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we achieve, and so will you.

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Achieving a goal doesn’t always come easy. UTC students are challenged through a rigorous liberal arts-based general education and
state-of-the-art curricula in their majors. Our faculty members hold
world-class credentials in teaching, research and creative endeavors,
and pass this experience to students. Tutoring and other academic
support assist student success. Your future is worth our effort.

UNIVERSITY
FAST FACTS

UTC is one of the fastest growing
campuses in Tennessee, with enrollment surpassing 10,000 in 2010.
Here are some of the significant opportunities UTC has to offer:

• UTC established the SimCenter:
National Center for Computational
Engineering in 2007. The SimCenter provides computer simulations
to solve problems for industry and
government while offering research
programs.

THE STUDENT PARK AT UTC

• UTC’s College of Business has
ranked among the best in the nation by both BusinessWeek and the
Princeton Review. Our programs
are among the elite 10% nationwide
to receive Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business International accreditation.

HERITAGE PLAZA

• UTC’s School of Nursing has
received more than $3 million in
grants the past three years to support nursing education and bring
new skills to our students.
• Our Teacher Preparation Academy
has been chosen by the Carnegie
Foundation as a “Teachers for a
New Era” institution, acknowledging our teacher licensure programs
as among the best in the nation and
models for other universities.

UTC PLACE

UTC COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
LANSING COURT AND THE UNIVERSITY CENTER

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CHATTANOOGA
THE SCENIC CITY

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

WALNUT STREET BRIDGE
THE SOUTHERN BELLE RIVERBOAT

• You will be impressed by Chattanooga’s revitalized Riverfront that
includes a 10-mile Riverwalk; The Passage, a celebration of Chattanooga’s Native American heritage, and the Chattanooga Pier.
• Cruise down the Tennessee River aboard the Southern Belle Riverboat and see why Chattanooga is nicknamed the “Scenic City of the
South.”
• Take a walking tour of the charming Bluff View Arts District with its
shops, restaurants and the Hunter Museum of American Art.
• The Walnut Street Bridge, connecting the Bluff View Arts District
and downtown with the North Shore District and Coolidge Park, is
one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

• Discover the Tennessee Aquarium
with its two underwater worlds:
River Journey and the new Ocean
Journey. You will see tiny seahorses, impressive Beluga sturgeon,
fierce sharks and playful otters.

ROCK CITY

• Visit Rock City where you can see
seven states from one spot.
• Located over 1120 feet beneath
the surface, Ruby Falls is the nation’s largest and deepest waterfall
open to the public.
• Lookout Mountain’s Incline Railway travels up a 72.7% grade, making it the steepest passenger railway in the world.

The training room in McKenzie Arena serves the Mocs student-athletes
with state-of-the-art equipment.

The Mocs have an excellent relationship with nearby Erlanger Hospital,

22 providing top-quality care to all UTC student-athletes.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Sports
Medicine Program provides prevention, care, and
rehabilitation services for all student-athletes. UTC has
two athletic training rooms that serve all athletic teams.
Thanks to funding from Erlanger Hospital, the athletic
training rooms are equipped with the most up-to-date
rehabilitation equipment including a Biodex Isokinetic
Unit, a Neurocom for balance testing and training, and
a Trazer unit for functional rehabilitation. In addition, the
Chattanooga Group, Inc., provides therapeutic modalities
for use as both rehabilitation equipment and instructional
devices for students enrolled in the Graduate Athletic
Training Program.
The Graduate Athletic Training Program at UTC plays
a major role in providing certified athletic trainers to insure
that student-athletes are well taken care of. The entry-level
masters program is one of few programs in the country that
allows students to earn a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree while they gain
eligibility to sit for the Board of Certification Exam. Members
of the athletics department and the graduate program staff
the athletic training rooms. They work together to insure
quality health care for all Mocs student-athletes and quality
academic instruction for athletic training students in the
graduate program.

Todd Bullard
Dir. of Sports Medicine

David Snyder
Football Trainer

Dr. Michael Johnson
Sport Psychologist

Joe Baugham
Asst. Trainer

Bryan Gray
Asst. Trainer

Jessica Pierce
Asst. Trainer

Matt Tipton
Asst. Trainer

Ian Carruthers
Graduate Asst.

Lewis Flanary
Graduate Asst.

Jaqui Neal
Graduate Asst.

Sharon West
Graduate Asst.

FACILITIES
LOCKER ROOM

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball locker room is located on the second
floor of McKenzie Arena. The locker room underwent
renovations over the summer form the floor all the way to
its lighting. It features a 70-inch screen television as well
as hardwood floors, wi-fi access as well as a lounge and
study area for the student-athletes.

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LAWSON CENTER
CHATTEM PRACTICE FACILITY

The Chattem Basketball Practice Facility is housed
within the Lawson Center and provides both the men’s
and women’s basketball programs with a consistent
practice presence throughout the year.
The Chattem Facility contains a full practice court that
is an exact design of the Mocs’ main court in McKenzie
Arena. Also included in the practice facility are four
additional practice goals, making it an ideal practice
space.
The Lawson Center, located on Vine Street just south
of the Boling Apartments on campus, consists of the
Chattem Basketball Practice Facility for both men’s and
women’s basketball and the Wolford Family Strength and
Conditioning Facility which is utilized by all UTC studentathletes.

Chattem’s Zan Guerry makes the first basket in
the new Chattem Practice Facility in Jan. 2009.

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The Lady Mocs can work out in the Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning Center then go
next door to the Chattem Basketball Practice Facility for a complete workout.

LAWSON CENTER
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Scott Brincks
Director of Athletic Performance

The $3.2 million Brenda Lawson Student-Athlete Success Center opened in
January 2009 and houses the Wolford Family Strength & Conditioning Center.

The newly completed $3.2 million Brenda Lawson
Student-Athlete Success Center is one of the finest
facilities of its kind in college athletics. The Center,
located on Vine Street in the heart of campus, houses
the Chattem Basketball Practice Facility and the Wolford
Family Strength and Conditioning Facility. Also located in
the Center are meeting and film rooms that are available
for all Mocs’ athletic programs to use.
Director of Athletic Performance Scott Brincks and his
staff use the facility to increase the Mocs football team’s
overall strength and conditioning level. Through rigorous
offseason workouts, and programs to maintain peak
performance during the season, the Lawson Center and
Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning Facility will
impact the Mocs’ performance on the field for years to
come.

Cara Van Dorn
Asst. Dir. of Athletic Performance

Jeff Andrews
Assoc. Dir. of Athletic Performance

Assistant Director of Athletic Performance Cara Van Dorn provides
expertise in all areas of nutrition, health and physical fitness for the
Lady Mocs.

The Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning Center has all of the Senior Kayla Christopher works with dumbbells as part of the
state-of-the-art weight training equipment.
conditioning program set up for the women’s basketball team.

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ACADEMICS

CAREER PREPARATION

Located in McKenzie Arena, the Mocs’ computer lab gives student-athletes a
convenient place to study, receive tutoring help and complete assignments.

The Chattanooga Lady Mocs have an excellent Student Support
Services department in place for all student-athletes. UTC has recently
allocated even more resources to this unit and now have four full-time
staff members dedicated to assisting UTC student-athletes.
Through the use of advisors, tutors, study halls and many other
programs, Student Support Services is on hand to help each studentathlete reach his or her ultimate goal of earning a college degree.
Goals of Mocs Athletics Student Support Services
• To support each student athlete’s effort to receive a quality education.
• To encourage and facilitate the goals for each student-athlete’s
career path.
• To ensure that the academic integrity of UTC is maintained.
• To comply with all rules and regulations of UTC, the Southern
Conference and the NCAA.
• To help ensure the continuing athletic eligibility during a student athlete’s years at UTC.

The
2012-13
edition
of the Lady Mocs features
three returning starters, nine
letterwinners, one transfer and a
pair of freshmen. All-Conference
performers Kayla Christopher
and Taylor Hall along with twoyear starter Kylie Lambert will
provide a strong base for an
experienced squad looking to
climb back atop the Southern
Conference standings.
Despite the loss of leading scorer
and two-time all-conference
performer Whitney Hood, the
Lady Mocs return nearly 70
percent of its offense from
last year led by seniors Kayla
Christopher and Kylie Lambert
as well as junior Taylor Hall. The
trio, all starters, accounted for 43
percent of Chattanooga scoring
last season and nearly half of the
Lady Mocs’ rebounds.
All three were ranked among

the top 30 in the Southern
Conference in scoring while Hall
was second on the rebounding
chart with 8.5 per game and
Lambert was ninth averaging 5.9
per game. Christopher was fifth
in the SoCon for 3-pointers made
sinking a team-high 47. She now
has 166 and is ranked fifth alltime at UTC and climbing.
The Lady Mocs will have
junior Alex Black to run point.
As a freshman she started two
games and has seen significant
time on the court. She played in
31 of Chattanooga’s 32 games
and averaged 4.5 points per
game including five games in
double figures. She dished out
1.6 assists per game with five
at No. 1 Baylor in the preseason
WNIT.
Junior Meghan Downes and
sophomore Ka’Vonne Towns bring
experience that will bolster up the
outside. Downes got her first start
of her career when Christopher
missed a game due to illness. She
made it count as she recorded
an
18-point
performance
making 3-of-6 from beyond the
arc. She averaged 3.9 points per
game and shot 37 percent from
the field.
Towns missed the first three
games of her career rehabbing.
She shot better than 40 percent
from the floor and was 10-of-31
from the 3-point arc. She had 53
rebounds last season through
28 games and grabbed 25 steals.
Underneath, the Lady Mocs
return juniors Faith Dupree and
Destiny Bramblett along with
sophomore Kayla Freeman.

Dupree had to wait out the fall
semester before stepping onto
the court due to NCAA transfer
rules and averaged nearly eight
points in her first seven games.
She put up a team-high 17 points
against her former team, the Lady
Vols making 7-of-10 from the field
including her only 3-point attempt.
She averaged 6.7 points and 2.2
rebounds per game. Bramblett
and Freeman played a combined
29 games last season and are
expected to provide stability to a
strong position.
Three newcomers add to the
Lady Mocs deep lineup. Six-footthree transfer Ashlen Dewart, an
all-conference performer, give
Chattanooga a strong presence
at the five position along with
Dupree. The two will share time
under the basket and provide
different looks in their attack.
At the point, three-star Alicia
“Red” Payne will back up Black at
the point while four-star signee

SEASON OUTLOOK
2012-13 CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL

Tatianna Jackson will provide a sophomore
Ka’Vonne
shooting and ball handling talent Towns and freshman
to the outside.
Tatianna Jackson will
bolster up the wings.
POINT GUARD
Junior Alex Black, a two-year FORWARD
letterwinner who made starts as Underneath the Lady
a freshman will quarterback the Mocs will rely junior
team. Black’s experience will be posts Ashlen Dewart
necessary to lead a team full of and Faith Dupree to fill
depth at all positions. She will the void left by Whitney
be backed up by freshman Alicia Hood. The pair of 6-footPayne who was the assists leader 3 forwards will most
twice for her high school team.
likely not spend much time on the
court at the same time, but rather,
GUARD
provide back up to each other and
Seniors Kayla Christopher and problems for the defense with
Kylie Lambert return to fill the their different offensive styles.
two and three positions. The duo Junior Taylor Hall, an allcombined to score 565 points last conference and all-tournament
season and had 81 of Chattanooga’s performer last season, returns at
198 3-pointers. Christopher was the four position. Providing plenty
second on the team in scoring and of support in the post will be junior
led UTC with 47 3-pointers while Destiny Bramblett and sophomore
Lambert was fourth on the team in Kayla Freeman.
scoring and second off the boards.
Junior Meghan Downes along with SCHEDULE
The Lady Mocs will tip off the
season at home hosting perennial
powerhouse Tennessee. It will
be the Lady Vols first game in 38
years without legendary coach Pat
Summitt at the helm. The Hall of
Famer was diagnosed with early
onset dementia - Alzheimer’s type
prior to the 2011-12 season and
announced her decision to step
down following UTK’s run through
the NCAA Tourament last year.
In December the Lady Mocs
will travel into the “Heart of
Dixie” twice to face off against
Alabama and Auburn. The Lady
Mocs are 6-32 against the three
SEC foes. Tennessee has won all

18 meetings since both teams
became varsity sports. UTC has
won two of the last three games
against the Tide including the
last meeting in December 2007
at the Roundhouse. The Lady
Mocs defeated Auburn 72-59 at
the Roundhouse in December
2005.
Following the opener, the
Lady Mocs will hit the road to
face Belmont on Wednesday,
November 14 in Nashville.
That will be followed with a
home contest against former
SoCon rival East Tennessee
State on November 17 at the
Roundhouse. UTC has a 47-21
advantage against the Lady Bucs
and have won each of the last
two contests.
This
Thanksgiving
will
again see UTC on the road, this
time at the St. Mary’s College
Tournament in Moraga, Calif.
The Lady Mocs will face off
against Portland State in the
opener on Friday, November 23
and close out the tournament
against host St. Mary’s.
The Lady Mocs and Portland
State have met just once before
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setting. UTC defeated the Vikings 81-61 in the
opening round of the Ala Moana Classic in Honolulu,
Hawaii in December 2006. The Lady Mocs went on
to defeat the host Wahines for the title. This will be
the first meeting between Chattanooga and the host
Lady Gaels.
After returning home, UTC will open the Southern
Conference portion of the schedule hosting Furman
on November 29 followed by Wofford on December
1. After the trip to Alabama, the Lady Mocs will host
OVC foe Jacksonville State then close out the preholiday schedule at Auburn.
On January 2, the Lady Mocs will finish the
non-conference portion of the
schedule at UAB. League play
gets into full swing on Saturday,
January 5 at UNCG with a contest
at Elon on January 7. UTC will host
Georgia Southern and College of
Charleston the following weekend
before a three-game road swing
that includes Davidson, Western
Carolina and SoCon Tournament
Champion Samford.
The Lady Mocs will host SoCon
regular season champ Appalachian
State on Saturday, January 26
and then open the second half of
the league schedule with a trip to
Furman and Wofford at the start of
February.

Elon and UNCG make the trip to Chattanooga
beginning with the Phoenix on February 9. The
Spartans matchup follows on the 11th. The Lady
Mocs head to Charleston on February 16 to take on
the College of Charleston at TD Arena before moving
on to Statesoboro, Ga., to face the Georgia Southern
Eagles.
Samford opens a three-game home stand for the
Lady Mocs on February 20 with Western Carolina
(Feb. 23) and Davidson (Feb. 25) closing out play in
the Scenic City. Chattanooga will make the trip up the
mountain on March 2 to close out the regular season
at Appalachian State.
STAFF
Moore begins his 15th season on the bench for
Chattanooga and his 23rd overall as a head coach. Last
season he led the Lady Mocs to a third place league
finish and an appearance in the semifinals of the
conference tournament. Chattanooga posted a 22-10
mark and received an invitation to the WNIT making
it the 12 postseason for Moore at Chattanooga.
Moore is eighth on the all-time winningest chart
among NCAA Division I coaches active and retired. He
became the ninth fastest in NCAA history to reach the
500 win plateau and has led UTC to more than 300
victories.
Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core coaching staff
remains in place providing
stability at all positions. Associate
Head Coach Nikki West begins her
ninth season on the Chattanooga
bench, Assistant Coach Mike
Murray is in his seventh while
Katie Burrows embarks on her
third season on the bench as
assistant coach.
Maurice Burton continues his
role as graduate manager and
Shelby Hill enters her third season
as team manager. She is joined
this year by freshman Taylor Rood.

Schedule is tentative and subject to change. All times Eastern. Home games in BOLD CAPS. All home games
played at the McKenzie Arena unless otherwise indicated. • Denotes Southern Conference opponent. $ - St.
Mary’s College Thanksgiving Tournament, Moraga, Calif. ^ - Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville,
N.C.

Hometown (Prev School)
Memphis, Tenn./White Station High School
Oliver Springs, Tenn./Oliver Springs High School
Lilburn, Ga./Berkmar High School
Newnan, Ga./Arlington Christian
Memphis, Tenn./Harding Academy
Etowah, Tenn./McMinn Central High School
Radcliff, Ky./North Hardin High School
New Tazewell, Tenn./Morristown-West High School
Carlton, Ga./Madison Co. High School
Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School
Knoxville, Tenn./Tennessee/Webb School
Spartanburg, S.C./App. State/Dorman High School

Hometown (Prev School)
Memphis, Tenn./Harding Academy
Radcliff, Ky./North Hardin High School
Oliver Springs, Tenn./Oliver Springs High School
Spartanburg, S.C./App. State/Dorman High School
Newnan, Ga./Arlington Christian
Knoxville, Tenn./Tennessee/Webb School
Carlton, Ga./Madison Co. High School
New Tazewell, Tenn./Morristown-West High School
Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School
Etowah, Tenn./McMinn Central High School
Memphis, Tenn./White Station High School
Lilburn, Ga./Berkmar High School

2010-11 Sophomore
Named All-Conference by the league
coaches ... started all 31 games for the
Lady Mocs ... led the team with a single
season best 63 3-pointers, seventh for
3-pointers per game in SoCon, fourth in
SoCon for 3-point field goal percentage
... led the team in free throw percentage
making 75.4 percent of her attempts
... second in the SoCon for minutes
played averaging 35.3 per game ...
scored a career-high 30 points in win
over Furman on Jan. 4 ... scored more
than 20 points four times ... tallied 21
double-digit games ... second on the
team in scoring with 11.6 points per
game (361 pts), 14th in the SoCon ...
ranked second on the team for field goal
percentage (.411), assists (97), steals
(29) ... third on the team for free throws
made with 52, fourth with 117 (3.8 per
game) rebounds ... tallied a seasonbest seven assists at Samford ... ranked
fourth in the SoCon with a 1.6 assistturnover ratio ... ninth in the league
for assists ... in the NCAA rankings,
listed as high as 11th for 3-point field
goal percentage at 43.8 and ended the
season 22nd (41.2%) ... ranked as high
as 80th for 3-pointers made at 2.4 per
game and as high as 45th with a 1.8
assist-turnover ratio.

2011-12 Junior
Started 31 games for the Lady Mocs …
named All-Conference by the league
coaches … led the Lady Mocs with 47
3-pointers … moved to fifth on the UTC
all-time 3-pointers made charts with 166
over her career … ranked fifth in SoCon
for 3-pointers made … listed ninth for
3-point field goal percentage (.348) …
eighth in SoCon for minutes per game
(31.6) … ranked 19th in league for
points per game (9.4) … listed 15th in
SoCon for field goal percentage (.410)
… ranked 13th in conference for assists
per game (2.3) … ranked second on
the team for scoring average … led
Lady Mocs with a .348 3-point field
goal percentage … led team with 47
3-pointers made … second for UTC in
assists with 2.3 per game … posted a
season-high 22 points in UTC’s win
over Indiana State … made five or more
shots 10 times … made three or more
from beyond the arc six times including
a season-high four 3-pointers against
UNCG … grabbed a season-high seven
rebounds against Davidson … dished
out three or more assists 11 times …
recorded a season-high six assists
against UNCG, Kennesaw State and
Tennessee.
Named to UTC’s Dean’s List and
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in both
Earned the Southern Conference fall and spring semesters … named
Commissioner’s Medal … recorded to SoCon Winter All-Academic Team
a 4.0 GPA in both fall and spring … named to Southern Conference Allsemesters … named to UTC Dean’s List Academic Team.
and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in
both semesters … named to Southern 2009-10 Freshman
Conference Academic Honor Roll … Named to the Southern Conference
named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament First Team ... named to
Winter All-Academic Team.
the Southern Conference All-Freshman
Team ... started 28 of 29 games as a

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rookie ... averaged 29.9 minutes of playing time per game ...
ranked third on the team in scoring with 8.9 points per game
from the guard position ... shot 40.5 percent from the floor and
went 49-of-114 (43%) from the 3-point line ... posted an 82.4
free throw percentage ... pulled down 4.6 rebounds per game
... dished out 2.3 assists per game ... had 27 steals ... scored
in double digits 15 times and had a career-high 12 rebounds
against Kentucky in Lexington ... made a career-best four
3-pointers four times including a 4-for-8 performance in the
NCAA Tournament ... had a career-high 18 points with nine
rebounds against Georgia Southern at the Roundhouse ...
went 7-for-12 against the Eagles including four from beyond
the 3-point line.
Named to UTC’s Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor
Roll in spring semester … named to Athletics Director’s
Honor Roll in fall semester … named to Southern Conference
Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Played for the Oliver Springs Bobcats and was coached by
her mother Michelle Christopher ... led the Bobcats to two
Substate appearances ... three Region titles and one Region
Runner-Up finish ... four district championships ... two-time
Class A "Miss Basketball" Finalist ... nominated for McDonald's
All-American Team in her senior year ... East-West All-Star
Game MVP and 3-point champion as a senior ... four-time
TSWA All-State selection ... two-time Class A All-State
tournament selection ... three-time Region Tournament MVP
... All-Region Tournament team selection ... three-time District
Tournament MVP ... All-District Tournament Team selection
... All-District MVP ... named to the Tennessean Basketball
"Dream Team" ... Street & Smith Honorable Mention in her
sophomore year ... two-time Prep X-tra First Team member ...
named to the Prep X-tra Second Team as a sophomore and
Third Team as a freshman ... named the Greater Knoxville
Hall of Fame High School Player of the Year as a senior ...
three-time Team Best Offense and Sophomore of the Year
... averaged more than 18 points per game over her four
years including averages of 21.1 in her senior year and 21.4
in her junior year ... had a single-season best 4.1 rebounds
per game as a junior ... averaged 3.7 steals per game as a
senior ... played AAU ball for the Tennessee Flight coached
by Tom Insell ... attended Nike Junior Phenom All-American
Camp in 2006 and 2007 ... named to the "Battle in the Boro"
all-tournament team in 2008 ... attended Nike Regional Skills
Academy in 2008 ... the Flight won the Nike Nationals in 2008
... was a two-time all-district athlete for the Oliver Spring High
School soccer team ... named all-region in soccer in 2008 and
was a two-time honoree for Team Best Offense in soccer ...
four-time TSSAA Academic Achievement Award honoree ...
named Who's Who in America High School Students ... FCA
officer ... member of the Beta Club, FBLA, student council
and Bible Club.
Personal
Full name is Kayla Alaine Christopher ... born March 21,
1991 in Harriman, Tenn. ... daughter of Buddy and Michelle
Christopher ... has a younger sister Kelsey.

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GETTING TO KNOW KAYLA
Why do you wear No. 3?
“I wore No. 5 in high school, but it was taken when I got to UTC so Coach
Moore offered me No. 3.”
Do you have a nickname?
“Kay” is short for my name, so it’s easy. Sometimes people call me
“K-bird”. My middle school coach started it and it kinda stuck. It has
grown on me over the years.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Vampire Diaries”!! I’m also a fan of the “Kardashians” but “Vampire
Diaries” is where my heart is.”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“I don’t really have any music that gets me pumped. I normally just put it
on my Christian or Country playlist and listen to whatever comes on.”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“There’re a lot of different people I could put, but I’ve grown to be a
pretty big Taylor Swift fan.”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A t-shirt and a keychain”
What was the last book you read?
“I read “Even Now” and “Ever After” a while ago, but they were so good!”
What is your favorite food?
“Chips and salsa”
Have you visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Yes. I went to Costa Rica on a mission trip three summers ago. We went
to Mexico last year too (for a basketball tournament). I’m hoping to visit
Haiti soon.”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Night. I normally stay up pretty late, but I’m losing my endurance as I get
older.”
If you could be on one reality show, which one would it be?
“The Kardashians”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“I would let my best friend Kori play me because she probably knows me
and my life best.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“Beach, no doubt! I love, love, love the beach!”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“I think it would be neat to live in Europe so I could see all the tourist
attractions. I would pick a home in the Greek Isles.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Ideally I would be a swimmer. Soccer is probably more realistic though.”
Name three things you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Mountain Dew, my pillow and Netflix.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and why?
“Faith. She has a very fun personality and some of the things she says and
does are hilarious. I don’t even know how she gets half the things she
says.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“Turn your motor up!!”

2011-12 Junior
Started all 32 games for the Lady Mocs
… fourth on the team in scoring with
8.6 points per game … ranked 27th
in the SoCon for scoring … scored a
season-high 16 against Cincinnati at
the Cancun Classic ... led the Lady
Mocs in scoring four times … matched a
career-high for 3-pointers made with a
4-of-5 performance against Kennesaw
State … was a perfect 6-for-6 from the
free throw line against Furman at the
Roundhouse … ranked second on the
team for rebounding with 5.9 per game
… just missed matching career high
with 13 rebounds against Cincinnati
at the Cancun Classic … ninth in the
league for rebounding … second at UTC
for rebounding with 5.9 per game … led
UTC in rebounding seven times … led
the Lady Mocs in assists four times last
season … had 45 assists, seven blocked
shots and 22 steals.
Named to the Southern Conference
Honor Roll … named to the UTC
Athletics Director’s Honor in both the
Fall and Spring semesters.
2010-11 Sophomore
Named to the 2011 Southern Conference
All-Tournament Second Team … fourth
on the team in scoring with 8.6 points
per game … scored a career-high 21
points with a 7-for-7 performance at

Cal State Northridge that included a
career-high four 3-pointers … had 12
double-digit games … second on the
team in rebounding with 6.2 per game
… pulled down double figure rebounds
four times … recorded double-doubles
against Appalachian State (15 points,
11 rebounds), Western Carolina (18
points, 10 rebounds) and Samford
(17 points, 14 rebounds) in the SoCon
tournament … her 14 rebounds against
the Bulldogs was a career-high …
recorded 70 assists, 12 blocked shots
and 24 steals.
Named to the Athletics Director’s Honor
Roll in the fall and spring semesters
and named to the Dean’s List in the fall
… participated in community service
projects with Bethel Bible and ran in
the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
2009-10 Freshman
Saw action in 32 games for Chattanooga
as a rookie averaging nearly 15
minutes per game at the point … had
a career game against Appalachian
State in Chattanooga’s run for an 11th
consecutive regular season conference
title with 12 points, four 3-pointers,
five rebounds and four assists – all
career-highs … scored double digits for
a second straight game with 10 against
Davidson two days later … had a careerbest three steals against the Wildcats …
recorded a pair of blocked shots against
Villanova … played a career-high 29
minutes against Western Carolina …

2012-13 Player Biographies
was perfect from the free throw line seven times including
a 4-for-4 performance at Furman … shot 30.7 percent from
the 3-point line and averaged 2.3 rebounds per game …
participated in community service projects with Bethel
Bible and ran in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
High School
Played for the McMinn Central Chargerettes for coach
Johnny Morgan ... led her team to the Tennessee State
Tournament Final Four in her junior year and Elite Eight in
senior and freshman years ... the Chargeretts won three
substate titles, four-time Region champs and four-time
District champions ... scored 1,947 career points and pulled
down 669 career rebounds ... named the Chattanooga Times
Free Press Best of Preps Player of the Year as a senior and
named to the Best of Preps team as a junior and sophomore
... named to the Knoxville News-Sentinel Best of Preps First
Team in her senior year ... three-time selection to the TSWA
All-State team ... named to the State All-Tournament Team
... played in the BCAT East-West All-Star game ... played in
the TACA East-West All-Star game ... four-time member of
the DPA All-Area Team ... named the February Farm Bureau
Athlete of the Month ... Region MVP as a senior ... Region
Tournament MVP as a sophomore ... two-time Region AllTournament team ... three-time District MVP ... two-time
District Tournament MVP ... named to the All-District team
as a freshman and to the District All-Tournament team as a
senior ... played AAU ball for McMinn Fire since 2000 and
coached by Jon Simbeck ... member of the volleyball team
... three-year District MVP ... two-time All-tournament team
member ... named All-District MVP and a three-time AllDistrict selection ... member of the track team ... set the
school record in the triple jump and tied the school high
jump record ... named the team MVP ... competed in the
100 meter, 200 meter, triple jump, long jump and the 4x200
meter ... qualified for the state in the high jump ... graduated
with a 3.75 GPA, ranked 13th in her class ... won the Art
Award ... selected the Athens Federal Best All-Around
Student-Athlete ... member of FCA, BETA Club, Yearbook
Staff and the Interact Club.
Personal
Full name is Kylie Alexis Lambert ... nickname is “Mae” ...
born December 7, 1990 in Cleveland, Tenn. ... daughter of
Tom and Shannon Lambert ... has two brothers, Blake and
Trent ... Criminal Justice major.

GETTING TO KNOW KYLIE
Why do you wear No. 22?
“Because my high school coach gave it to me.”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Mae. My parents have been calling me that since I was little.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I have a pet goat.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“The Voice”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Any Breaking Benjamin or Staind song”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“I have so many but since I have to narrow it down to one, then I have to
choose… Carrie Underwood.”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A sticker for my car”
What was the last book you read?
“’The Lucky One’ and ‘Books of the Bible’”
What is your favorite food?
“Any of my mom and dad’s home cooked meals”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Si, Mexico.”
Would you like to be famous?
“Not at all.”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Night person”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“Junk Gypsies”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Sandra Bullock”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Nala from the ‘Lion King’.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“Country!! I love hiking in the mountains.”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“Bali, Germany, Ireland or on Lindy Point in Blackwater Falls State Park in
West Virginia.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Volleyball”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Lifetime supply of food, Bible and a machete”
Who is the funniest player on the team and why?
“Faith Dupree because she can crack a joke at anytime and she can sing
the Lion King theme song really well.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“(While we were playing a joke on someone) He yelled ‘PUMPED!’ and
meant to say ‘PUNKED!’”

2011-12 Sophomore
Played in 31 games for the Lady Mocs
averaging more than 16 minutes per
game … scored in double figures
five times including a career-high 15
points against Western Carolina at
the Roundhouse … led Chattanooga
in scoring against the Catamounts
and Kennesaw State … averaged
6.5 points per game … shot 33-of40 (.825) from the free throw line…
went 10-for-10 from the free throw
line against Western Carolina at
McKenzie Arena … led team in
rebounding on the road against
Western Carolina with a careerhigh nine rebounds … third on the
team with 49 assists … led team
in assists seven times including a
career-best five against Baylor …
led team in steals four times … led
team in blocked shots six times.
Named to Athletics Director’s Honor
Roll in spring semester.
2010-11 Freshman
Played in 23 games for the Lady
Mocs in her first season and started
against Austin Peay and Wyoming
... missed eight games due to a foot
injury ... scored in double digits twice
including a career-best 13-point
performance against Austin Peay
... averaged 3.2 points per game
and 1.8 rebounds per game ...
had a career-best five rebounds at
No. 4 Tennessee ... dished out 20

assists ... shot 31 percent from the
3-point line and 80 percent from the
free throw line ... had a 1.0 assistturnover ratio
Named to the UTC Dean’s List
and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll
in both semesters … named to
Southern Conference Honor Roll.
High School
Led the Lions to the 2010 Division
II Class A state title and region
championship ... Harding won both
the regular season district champs
and regular season region champs
... named to the Tennessee Sports
Writers All-State team ... Miss
Basketball Finalist ... member of
the State All-Tournament team ...
selected to the All-Region team
... District Player of the Year ...
region tournament MVP ... Best of
Preps All-Metro team ... averaged
16 points per game in her senior
year with four rebounds, three
assists and three steals per game
... Harding advanced to the state
semifinals in her sophomore and
junior years ... finished second in
the region in 2008 and third in 2009
... three-time all-region selection ...
three-time Best of Preps All-Metro
team ... honorable mention AllMetro as a freshman ... two-time
Miss Basketball finalist ... averaged
15 ppg as a junior and 12 ppg in her
sophomore season ... in last three

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seasons, the Lions averaged 22 wins per year with a
27-5 record her senior year ... played on the Tennessee
Wings coached by Casey Barksdale and the Memphis
Glory coached by Melvin Wade ... member of the Elite 8
Nationals U18 team ... National Showcase champions,
silver division ... member of the girl’s varsity soccer
team that won the 2009 state title and were 2008 state
runners-up ... three-time Best of Preps All-Metro team
for soccer ... four-time Best of Preps All-Metro for track
and field ... track team claimed three straight region
titles ... two-time long jump state champion in 2008 and
2009 ... Academic Lettering ... member of the Spanish
Club ... member of the Spirit Club.
Personal
Nickname is Alex, AB ... born June 10, 1992 in Memphis,
Tenn. ... daughter of Flora and John Black ... has one
sibling Orion ... coached by former UTC assistant coach
Becky [Myatt] Starks.

GETTING TO KNOW ALEX
Why do you wear No. 21?
“It sounded good.”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Oletta, Someone got a hold of my Mocs ID freshmen year and it has
stuck ever since.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I really like shoes!”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Single Ladies on VH1”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“The UTC band playing, ‘Rep yo City’”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Tyga or Big Sean”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A UTC keychain”
What is your favorite food?
“Savannah Chopped salad and bacon spud with sweet tea from
Mcalisters”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Mexico”
Would you like to be famous?
“Sure”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Neither”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“Road Rules Challenge”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Zoe Saldana”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Pocahontas”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“Beach”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, were would it be?
“Brazil”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“Take my crew on ABDC (America’s Best Dance Crew) and win!”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Soccer or Track and Field”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“A McAlisters restaurant , a big screen TV, and a tree house with a
jacuzzi.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Faith is funny sarcastic or Kavonne because, ‘You can call me carazyyy.’”

2011-12 Sophomore
Saw action in 14 games … scored
a season-high five points against
College of Charleston … pulled
down a career-best three rebounds
against Idaho State at the Cancun
Challenge … went 3-for-4 from the
free throw line against Idaho State
… averaged 67 percent from the
charity stripe for the year.

POINTS

..............15 vs. W. Carolina • 12/19/11

REBOUNDS

....................9 at W. Carolina • 2/18/12

ASSISTS

............................ 5 at Baylor • 11/13/11

STEALS

.............. 2 (3) last at ETSU • 12/22/11

BLOCKED SHOTS

..........................2 vs. Wofford • 1/13/12

MINUTES

............ 35 vs. Austin Peay • 11/23/10

FIELD GOALS MADE

.......6 vs. Kennesaw State • 12/12/11

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

........10 (2) last vs. Furman • 1/15/11

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

.......... 2 (4) last vs. Wofford • 1/13/12

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

.............. 5 (3) last at Wofford • 2/4/12

FREE THROWS MADE

..............10 vs. W. Carolina • 12/19/11

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED

..............10 vs. W. Carolina • 12/19/11

Named to the Southern Conference
Academic Honor Roll … Named
to the UTC Dean’s List both
semesters … named to UTC’s
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both
semesters.
2010-11 Freshman
Saw action in 26 games for
Chattanooga in her rookie season
... averaged 9.5 minutes per game
... posted a career night with 10
points and seven rebounds against
Western Carolina at the McKenzie
Arena ... averaged 2.2 points per
game ... had 49 rebounds including
a career-best seven at Kennesaw
State and against the Catamounts
... had six assists, three blocked
shots and 11 steals.
High School
Led the Trojans to a District 17
Runner-Up finish ... two-time
Region 5 Player of the Year ...
two-time Region 5 All-Tournament
Team selection ... two-time AllRegion team member ... two-time

District 17 selection ... named Area
Player of the Year ... McDonald’s
All-American nominee ... invitee to
try out for the Kentucky-Indiana AllStar team ... Herald Ledger All-State
Second Team ... Courier Journal
All-State Third Team selection
... led team in scoring (18.5 ppg)
rebounds (12.5 rpg), steals (2.7
spg), blocked shots (35), charges,
deflections as a senior ... named allstate honorable mention as a junior
... played in junior All-Star game
... named to all-tournament teams
for LIS, Lady Panther Classic,
Republic Bank Holiday Classic and
Gateway Holiday Classic ... finished
career with 1,423 points and 953
rebounds ... scored a career-high
33 points against Central Hardin
in the opening round of the district
tournament ... in her junior year she
aveaged 15.2 points, 11.1 rebounds,
3.0 assists and 2.9 steals per game
... The North Hardin Trojans went
61-28 over her final three years ...
AAU team was the Blue Chip AllStars coached by Jim Underwood
... graduated in the first percentile of
her class.
Personal
Nickname is DB or Dest ... born
January 28, 1992 in Fort Knox, Ky.
... daughter of Jackie Bramblett
and Vance Ditto has four siblings:
Jordan, ViAsia, JaVan and VaLeia
... coached by James Slaven.

GETTING TO KNOW DESTINY
Why do you wear No. 24?
“Kiara Smith originally had my number (32).”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Destina- not so sure but Alex [Black] came up with it. DB – from my high
school coach; Dest- Short for Destiny, Twin- Taylor [Hall] gave it to me
because we dress alike on the court.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I’m a great singer, whenever you can’t hear me ”
What is your favorite TV show?
“The Voice.”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Anything 2 Chainz is on!”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Chris Brown”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A T-Shirt from the clearance rack
What is your favorite food?
“Parmesan Crusted Chicken”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Mexico, last year for our Thanksgiving tournament.”
Would you like to be famous?
“Yes, because then I wouldn’t have to wait in line for the latest shoes.”
Are you a morning or night person?
“I’m a night person for sure!”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Sandra Bullock because she’s hilarious!”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Myra, according to my mother- she said I use to pester dogs when I was
younger.”
Do you speak any foreign languages?
“Two years of simple Spanish in high school.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“I love the city because you can shop so much, but I do like my sun.”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, were would it be?
“Somewhere overseas, it’s so different from what I’ve heard from former
players.”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“Become a singer! I love to sing but I’m not very good once I hear myself.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Softball”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Unlimited supply of battery life on my phone, bug spray, Smashing
Strawberry Minute Maid juice.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“To hard to choose one, EVERYBODY is HILARIOUS! I love them.”

2011-12 Sophmore
Played in all 32 games for the Lady
Mocs … made her first collegiate
start against Elon … scored a
career-high 19 points against East
Tennessee State … was 7-of-11
from the field against the Lady Bucs
and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc …
made a career-best four 3-pointers
against ETSU … scored 18 points
in her start against the Phoenix …
recorded 53 rebounds … posted a
season-high five at Elon … had 30
assists on the year … tied careerhigh three against Elon, College
of Charleston and Memphis …
recorded career-high three steals
against Tennessee and Kennesaw
State.
2010-11 Freshman
Played in 29 games for the Lady
Mocs ... scored a career-best 10
points at Georgia Southern ... made
a career-best three 3-pointers
against then-ranked #18 Georgia
... pulled down 42 rebounds ...
had a career-high six rebounds at
Kennesaw State ... made 14 shots
from beyond the arc ... dished out
28 assists with 14 steals and one
blocked shot ... had a career-best
three assists against Georgia,
Georgia Southern and Davidson ...

High School
Led the Lady Eagles to back-toback undefeated 31-0 seasons and
back-to-back state championships
... McDonald’s All-American ...
Potters-house
Invitational
AllTournament team ... two-time
All-State ... three-time Class 5-A
All region selection ... All-Region
Honorable Mention ... averaged 22
points, four rebounds, seven assists
and five steals per game as a senior
... averaged 20 points per game in
her junior year and 17 per game her
sophomore campaign ... dished out
five assists per game as a junior
and six per game as a sophomore
... two-time track and field all-state
and all-region honoree ... track and
field long jump and triple jump state
champion ... member of the 2010
state championship softball team ...
two-time all-region performer and
named NCSAA softball All-American
... played AAU for the Nike Elite
coached by Boscoe McAbee.
Personal
Born August 23, 1991 in Springfield,
Mo. ... daughter of Patricia and
David Downes ... two siblings:
Dylan and Cody ... coached by Lady
Grooms.

GETTING TO KNOW MEGHAN
Why do you wear No. 12?
“I’ve had it since middle school.”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Megino. Alex [Black] gave it to me.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I can break dance.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Glee”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Anyting R&B/slow jams.”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Girls II Women a.k.a. Faith, Meghan, Alex, Capriee”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“Scantron.”
What was the last book you read?
“Hunger Games”
What is your favorite food?
“Chicken or pizza.”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Mexico – to play in a tournament.”
Would you like to be famous?
“Of course.”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Night person.”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“Real World”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Angelina Jolie as Laura Croft.”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Nala from ‘The Lion King’”
Do you speak any foreign languages?
“A little French.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“Beach”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, were would it be?
“Australia”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“Go on ‘X-Factor’ and win”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Softball”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Hammock, food and a deck of cards.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“Get it there!”

2012-13 Junior
2009-10 Knoxville - Freshman
Dean and Mary Jane Heavener Saw action in two games before
Scholarship recipient.
sitting out the remaining season and
redshirting her freshman year.
2011-12 R-Sophomore
Made her debut with the Lady Mocs High School
on December 12 at home against Was coached at Webb by Shelley
Kennesaw State … saw action in Sexton Collier, the Lady Vol
25 of UTC’s 32 games … averaged team captain of the 1987 NCAA
6.7 points per game … led the Lady Champs... During her 124 game
Mocs in scoring against Tennessee career at Webb, she scored 1,724
and Elon … scored a career-high 24 points, snagged 802 rebounds,
points after stepping into the lineup recorded 244 blocks to go along
against Elon … shot 9-of-18 from the with 208 assists and 169 steals...
field and was 6-for-6 from the free Turned in her best stats as a senior
throw line … scored a team-high 17 for the Lady Spartans with 16.7
points against her former team, the ppg, 7.4 rpg while connecting on 56
Lady Vols … shot 70 percent against percent of her field goal tries (179UTK (7-10), was 1-of-1 from 3-point 291)... As a junior, averaged 14.3
arc and 2-of-2 from free throw line ppg and 6.2 rpg in 32 games, while
… shot 80 percent (24-30) from the connecting on 61 percent of field
free throw line on the year … had goal attempts... As a sophomore,
five double-digit scoring games … tallied 11.6 ppg and 5.3 rpg in 34
led UTC in rebounding against UTK. contests and as a freshman, posted
13.7 ppg and 7.1 rpg in 32 outings...
2010-11 Chattanooga Redshirt
Was a two-sport standout at Webb
Joined the Lady Mocs in the Spring in both basketball and volleyball...
Semester and sat out per NCAA She was a selected as an honorable
transfer rules ... played over the mention All-America by the Women’s
summer in the Rocky Top Summer Basketball Coaches Association
League with and against several in 2009...Earned recognition as a
former UTK teammates.
three-time All-State honoree (2007,
2008 and 2009) and as a member
2010-11 Knoxville Redshirt
of two All-State Tournament teams
Attended school in Knoxville for the (2007 and 2008)
Fall Semester.

2012-13 Player Biographies
National/International
Played AAU basketball with the Tennessee Flight out
of Shelbyville, Tenn. from 2004-08...Team won Nike
Nationals in 2008.
Personal
Faith Nicole Dupree … born November 17 in Knoxville
… daughter of Perry Dupree and Gena and John
Bryant … has two sisters … older sister Emily Dupree
played volleyball for Covenant College … younger
sister Lauren Bryant.

GETTING TO KNOW FAITH
Why do you wear No. 34?
“I dreamed that I was wearing it before I played in college and it was my
grandmother’s number.”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“’Faye, Faye’ because my teammates randomly came up with it.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I’m a big kid. I love Buzz Lightyear and all the Disney movies.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Glee”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Any slow jam”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Girls II Women – Me, Meghan, Capriee and Alex.”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“Keychain and M&M’s”
What was the last book you read?
“’The Hunger Games’” and Harry Potter”
What is your favorite food?
“Steak and potatoes”
Would you like to be famous?
“I already am. What are you talking about?”
Are you a morning or night person?
“I’m more of a ‘noon person’. I go to bed early and I wake up late.”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“’Real World/Road Rules Challenge’”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Madea Simmons”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Goofy”
Do you speak any foreign languages?
“Some French, some Spanish. I’m absolutely well-rounded.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“I’m a city person.”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, were would it be?
“Anywhere in Europe.”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“I would be a musician/singer/songwriter, play a lot of instruments and
sing.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Volleyball”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Captain Jack Sparrow, music and a boat.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Me, of course. I laugh at my own jokes and I’d like to think other people
enjoy them too.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“’I wish you were from Finland so you could Finnish!’
(We weren’t hitting many shots during a drill.)”

2011-12 Sophomore
Played all 32 games for the Lady
Mocs and started 31 – stepped aside
on Senior Night … scored 291 points
on the year averaging 9.1 points per
game … third on the team in scoring
… 21st in the SoCon in scoring …
led team in rebounding with 8.5
boards per game … second in the
SoCon … ranked 93rd for rebounds
per game by the NCAA … scored
a career-high 24 points against
Appalachian State in home finale …
posted seven double-doubles … had
career-best 15 rebounds against
Furman and Georgia Southern at
the McKenzie Arena … was 5-of-6
from beyond the 3-point line against
the Mountaineers … had 24 blocked
shots … named to UTC’s Dean’s
List last Fall … named to UTC’s
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both
semesters … named to the 201112 Southern Conference Academic
Honor Roll.

Appalachian State, 10 at UNCG)
… posted a 4.0 in the spring
semester ... named to Dean’s List
and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll
in spring semester … participated
in community service projects with
Bethel Bible.
High School
Named Class AAA Miss Basketball
for 2010...a four-year starter for
the Lady Trojans...averaged 18.4
points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals,
and 3.4 assists per game...shot
53% from the field, 44% from threepoint range, and is a 84% freethrow shooter...the District Player
of the Year in both her junior and
senior years, and in 2010 was the
District Tournament Most Valuable
Player...in 2009 she was a Class
AAA Miss Basketball finalist, an AllState selection, All-East Tennessee,
and was on the All-District and
All-Region teams...in 2010, she
was chosen as a nominee for both
the McDonald’s All-American and
Gatorade Player of the Year...scored
over 1,000 points in her career and
she recorded the first quadrupledouble in school history as a senior
with 15 points, 11 steals, 10 assists,
and 10 rebounds...an honor student
with a 4.0 grade point average.

2010-11 Freshman
Joined the team following the
conclusion of the Fall Semester
and played in 23 games … shot
40.7 percent from the floor scoring
93 points … shot 33.3 percent from
beyond the arc making 13-of-39 …
pulled down 59 rebounds … scored
a career-best 11 points against
Davidson with a 5-for-7 performance Personal
… posted back-to-back games Lauren Taylor Hall ... daughter of
with double-digit rebounds (11 vs. Steve Hall and Kelli and Mark Stone

2012-13 Player Biographies
... her mother played basketball for Marshall ... her
father Steve played baseball in college sister of Trevor
Hall, Elliot Stone - played football at Carson-Newman
last year - Owen and Laken Pinkerman and Cassidy
and Tanner Stone ... born May 29 ... undecided major.

GETTING TO KNOW TAYLOR
Why do you wear No. 3?
“I wore No. 5 in high school, but it was taken when I got to UTC so Coach
Moore offered me No. 3.”
Do you have a nickname?
“Kay” is short for my name, so it’s easy. Sometimes people call me
“K-bird”. My middle school coach started it and it kinda stuck. It has
grown on me over the years.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Vampire Diaries”!! I’m also a fan of the “Kardashians” but “Vampire
Diaries” is where my heart is.”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“I don’t really have any music that gets me pumped. I normally just put it
on my Christian or Country playlist and listen to whatever comes on.”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“There’re a lot of different people I could put, but I’ve grown to be a
pretty big Taylor Swift fan.”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A t-shirt and a keychain”
What was the last book you read?
“I read “Even Now” and “Ever After” a while ago, but they were so good!”
What is your favorite food?
“Chips and salsa”
Have you visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Yes. I went to Costa Rica on a mission trip three summers ago. We went
to Mexico last year too (for a basketball tournament). I’m hoping to visit
Haiti soon.”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Night. I normally stay up pretty late, but I’m losing my endurance as I get
older.”
If you could be on one reality show, which one would it be?
“The Kardashians”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“I would let my best friend Kori play me because she probably knows me
and my life best.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“Beach, no doubt! I love, love, love the beach!”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“I think it would be neat to live in Europe so I could see all the tourist
attractions. I would pick a home in the Greek Isles.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Ideally I would be a swimmer. Soccer is probably more realistic though.”
Name three things you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Mountain Dew, my pillow and Netflix.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and why?
“Faith. She has a very fun personality and some of the things she says and
does are hilarious. I don’t even know how she gets half the things she
says.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“Turn your motor up!!”

2011-12 Freshman
Saw action in 15 games as a rookie
… played a season-high 12 minutes
at Baylor … scored in four games
… recorded 19 rebounds, averaging
1.3 per game …. Had a seasonhigh three rebounds against Baylor,
UNCG and College of Charleston ...
received the Southern Conference
Commissioner’s Medal … named to
the Southern Conference Academic
Honor Roll … named to the UTC
Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s
Honor Roll both semesters.
High School
Four-time Athens Banner Herald
All-Area First Team ... scored 1,566
career points averaging 13.2 over
her four years with the Raiders ...
pulled down 1,274 career rebounds
(10.7 per game) ... the Raiders
went 94-25 over her four years and
advanced into the state tournament
three times ... two-time Region
Champs ... advanced to the Sweet
16 in 2009, Elite Eight in 2010 and the
Final Four in 2008 ... averaged 17.9
points per game and 11.2 rebounds
per game as a senior ... named
team MVP as a senior and won the
Rebound Award three times with
averages of 12 boards per year ...
McDonald’s All-American nominee
... two-year team captain and fouryear letter winner ... averaged 15
points and 12 rebounds as a junior,

12 points and 12 rebounds in her
sophomore year and 12 points and
eight rebounds in her freshman year
... coached by Dan Lampe ... played
AAU for the Georgia Elite and
helped her team to a state title ...
coached by Tim Ellis ... maintained
a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout high
school and was ranked in the top
five percent of her class ... served
as a Class Officer all four years ...
member of the Multicultural club ...
ranked fourth in her class.
Personal
Kayla Sondia Freeman ... born
September 21 in Athens, Ga. ...
daughter of Sonja and Stanley
Freeman ... her father played
basketball at North Georgia
College and State University ...
sister Courtney plays basketball for
SoCon rival Appalachian State ...
undecided major.

GETTING TO KNOW KAYLA
Why do you wear No. 32?
“In high school, I wanted #34 but could not get it. After that, I just always
stuck with #32.”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Yes, Special K. My dad gave it to me when I was younger.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I love to dance.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“I enjoy watching cooking shows.”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“I listen to a lot of R &B before a game.”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Tank”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“UTC hoodies and sweatpants.”
What was the last book you read?
“‘The Preacher’s Son’ by Carl Weber”
What is your favorite food?
“I love smoothies and frozen yogurt.”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Yes, Mexico.”
Would you like to be famous?
“No”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Morning”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“T.I. and Tiny Family Hustle”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Gabrielle Union”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Winnie the Pooh”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“City”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“Queensland, Australia”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“I would try to be the President of the United States.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Golf”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“iPod, food, and a good book to read.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Faith because she is so silly. She’s like a big kid.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“Give it a chance ladies…”

2011-12 Freshman
Made her collegiate debut against
Idaho State at the Cancun
Challenge … led the team in assists
three times … led the team in steals
five times … posted a career-high
11 points against Elon and was
5-of-6 from the free throw line …
had a career-best five rebounds
against Samford, Davidson and
UNCG … played a season-best
23 minutes against Furman at the
Southern Conference Tournament
… had 24 assists and 25 steals
with two blocked shots … dished
out four assists against Davidson,
UNCG and College of Charleston
… had three steals against Wofford,
Davidson and Elon.

and Todd McCutcheon ... began
AAU basketball at age eight playing
on a 10U team ... received the
Coaches Award in eighth grade and
named to the All-County Team ...
member of the AAU Georgia Elite
team coached by Tim Ellis ... 2009
AAU Nationals 16U All-American
... led team to seven Georgia State
titles and two Sweet 16 National
Tournament appearances ... 2009
Runner-Up finish at the 16U National
Championships.
Personal
Ka’Vonne Shantell Towns ...
daughter of Yolandra Evans ... has
a sister Kiara.

High School
Four-year varsity starter ... helped
team to three straight state
tournament appearances ... named
to Gwinnet Tip Off Club Team of the
Month in November and December
in senior year before an injury
sidelined her the rest of the season ...
averaged 17 ppg ... shot 51 percent
from the field and 35 percent from
free throw line ... named all-region as
a junior and selected to the Gwinnet
County All-Star team ... received
Patriot Varsity Participation Award
as a sophomore and recorded 100
steals as a freshman, second best
on team ... coached by McCutcheon

GETTING TO KNOW KA’VONNE
Why do you wear No. 11?
“I wear #11 because it was the first number I had when I started playing.”
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“KV- The letters are capitalized in my name. Kvizzle- not too sure!”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I am EXTREMELY goofy and laugh at almost everything.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Here comes Honey Boo Boo, and
Spongebob Squarepants”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Any song by the Artist 2-Chainz, Drake, Wale and Future.”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Wale and Drake”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A pack of paper.”
What was the last book you read?
“‘Paradise Lost” (for class).”
What is your favorite food?
“Pancakes”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Yes, Cancun, Mexico.”
Would you like to be famous?
“No”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Both”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“I love money (it’s old). Wipeout”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Whoopi Goldberg”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Spongebob”
Do you speak any foreign languages?
“Only a few words in French”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“City”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“Paris, France”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“Professional dancer”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Indoor soccer”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Phone, unlimited supply of food, and bible.”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Faith- She’s silly.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“Get it thereeeeeeee!”

double … earned second SoCon Player
of the Week leading Mountaineers to
wins over Samford (21 points, seven
2011-12 Chattanooga
rebounds) and Chattanooga (28 points,
Sat out the season due to NCAA six rebounds) … helped lead team to
transfer rules.
first SoCon title since 1995-96 years
and most wins overall (25) and in the
2010-11 App State – Sophomore
SoCon (17) in school history.
Played in 32 games for the Mountaineers,
starting 26 … Coaches’ all-conference 2009-10 App State – Freshman
selection … First Team All-Conference Played in all 35 games, making 31
by the SoCon Sports Media Association starts … led ASU in scoring (519
… scored her 1,000th career point with points) and scoring average (14.8 ppg)
her 19th point against Elon on 3/6/11 at … led the team in field goal percentage
Chattanooga in the SoCon Tournament shooting a stout 53.0 percent …
– 20th at Appalachian State and third ranked second in the conference
youngest … led ASU in scoring (500 and 25th in NCAA Division I in fieldpoints) and scoring average (15.6 goal percentage … ranked second on
ppg) … ranked fifth in the SoCon for the team in rebounds, averaging 5.8
scoring and 117th in the NCAA … led boards per game … ranked second
the Mountaineers in scoring 11 times … in the SoCon in field goal percentage,
led the SoCon in field goal percentage fourth in scoring, eighth in blocks, 11th
(53.4 percent) and 29th in the NCAA in rebounds, 13th in offensive rebounds
… ninth in the league in rebounding and 14th in defensive boards … scored
with 6.4 boards per game, second at in double-figures in 29 contests … led
ASU … led team in rebounding 12 Appalachian in scoring 17 times … had
times … recorded six double-doubles eight games scoring 20-plus points …
... shot 74.6 from the free throw line paced ASU in rebounding five times …
– 10th in the SoCon … recorded 36 for her efforts against ETSU (scoring 30
blocked shots, averaging 1.1 per points and hauling in 14 boards ) and
game, ranked eighth in the SoCon and Furman (scoring 16 points and grabbing
second at ASU … for her efforts against six rebounds), named SoCon Player of
Richmond (12 points, two rebounds) the Week on December 22 … tallied a
East Tennessee State (14 points, four career-high 34 points against Bowling
rebounds) and Gardner-Webb (34 Green (Dec. 23) … the 34 points are
points, 11 rebounds) – shot .750 (24- the 10th most in a single game in ASU
for-32) and tied career-high with 34 program history … named to the SoCon
points netting a sixth career double- coaches all-freshman team … earned

2012-13 Player Biographies
second team all-conference honors from the SoCon Sports
Media Association … averaged 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds
per game in the Women’s Basketball Invitational en route to
being named the WBI Most Outstanding Player
High School
Four-year letter winner in basketball … earned all-State
honors her senior year … top-five player in South Carolina
… McDonald’s all-America nominee … named to the Adidas
top-64 players lists her sophomore, junior and senior years
… Spartanburg Herald Journal Player of the Year … threetime Herald Journal Player of the Week … five-time Dorman
athlete of the week … North Carolina vs. South Carolina
all-star game nominee … named to South Carolina state
tournament all-tournament team and all-region as a junior
… named squad’s best offensive player her junior year …led
team in scoring, rebounding and blocks her junior and senior
season … AAU team (South Carolina 76er’s) finished third in
the nation in 2008
Personal
Full name is Ashlen Laine Dewart … daughter of Jay and
Angie Dewart … born March 28, 1991 … father, Jay, played
basketball at Limestone … mother, Angie, played basketball
and volleyball at Limestone … both parents are in the
Limestone Athletic Hall of Fame … sister Bailey, played
for Chattanooga (2006-10) and was the 2011 Ann Lashley
Inspiration Award honoree … major is undecided.

GETTING TO KNOW ASHLEN
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“‘Dework’, ‘basketball’ and ‘jolly green giant’.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I’m a big kid, and I’m obsessed with Disney movies.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Gilmore Girls”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Eye of the tiger! Just kidding. I don’t care. Whatever I’m in the mood for.”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“LeeBrice, REBA, or Garth Brooks”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A UTC keychain and a polka dot blanket.”
What was the last book you read?
“Uncommon-Tony Dungy and The Bible Daily”
What is your favorite food?
“Steak and Green Beans.”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Yes, Mexico and Canada.”
Would you like to be famous?
“Duh, I was the Gerber Baby. Just kidding.”
Are you a morning or night person?
“If by morning you mean noon, then yes, but I’m more of a night owl.”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“Wipeout”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Lauren Graham/Melissa McCarthy”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Merida from the new Disney movie, Brave. Finally a curly hair princess and
she’s a tomboy.”
Do you speak any foreign languages?
“Parsal Tongue(From Harry Potter), Pirate, and a little espanol.”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“Country person but I love the beach!”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“Greece”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“I would win Olympic gold for the USA Gymnastics team….but sadly I can’t
even do a cartwheel.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Golf/Volleyball/Track Thrower”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Bible, solar panels, and a Wal-Mart….Duh!”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Ka’Vonne and Faith. You could put them in an empty room with white walls
and they would have a grand ole time.”
What is your favorite Coach Moore quote?
“Shoot it like a rocket! Not like an airplane!”

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2012-13 Player Biographies

GETTING TO KNOW TATIANNA

33 • Tatianna Jackson

Why do you wear No. 33?
“I really admired Alonzo Mourning who played for the Miami Heat growing
up. He was an amazing player and had a kidney transplant. I wore his
number and it just stuck with me from middle school until now.”

5-10 • Freshman • Guard • Atlanta, Ga. • The Lovett School

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Tat. It’s just a shorter way to say my name since it’s kind of long.”
What is something people may not know about you?
“I love science. Especially Chemistry.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Law and Order: SVU”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“Any 2 Chainz song or Future”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Drake”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A t-shirt”

The Lovett School
Led the Lions to the State title in her senior year and
four Georgia State appearances … the Lions reached
the Sweet 16 three times … three-time all-state performer … named All-Metro as a senior and honorable
mention junior year … four time All-Region and named
All-Area as a freshman … reached the 1,000 point plateau in her junior year and scored 1,812 career points
… averaged 28.5 points per game in the Georgia State
playoffs as a senior .. named The Lovett School Athlete of the Year three times … played for the Georgia
Hoopstars and won several tournaments … played for
the varsity volleyball team … helped lead the Lions to
the Championship game as a freshman and to the Final Four in her junior season … named to the Lovett
School Honor Roll/Scholars List every semester over
her four years
Personal
Tatianna Jackson … nickname “Tat” … daughter of
Thania and Quincy Jackson …has two younger brothers … born September 1 in San Diego, Calif., and has
lived in Japan and South Korea ... Chemistry major.

What was the last book you read?
“Outcasts United”
What is your favorite food?
“Hot wings”
Have you ever visited another country? If yes, what one(s)?
“Japan (lived there for 3 years) and Korea.”
Would you like to be famous?
“Yes”
Are you a morning or night person?
“Night person”
If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“Love and Hip Hop Atlanta”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Sanna Lathan”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Penny Proud”
Do you speak any foreign languages?
“No”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“City person”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it be?
“Paris”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you
attempt?
“Singing. Be a professional singer.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Volleyball”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted island.
“Bible, cell phone, and chewy chips ahoy cookies”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Tie between Faith and Ka’Vonne because they are both crazy.”

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Red. My first basketball coach gave it to me.”
What is your favorite TV show?
“Parks and Recreation”
What song gets you pumped up before a game?
“‘Tony Montana’ -Future”
Who is your favorite musical artist?
“Michael Jackson”
What is the first thing you purchased from the UTC Bookstore?
“A wallet”
What was the last book you read?
“A Tale of Two Cities”

White Station High School
Named Best of Preps as a senior … two-time All-Region Team selection … led the Spartans in assists in
both her sophomore and junior years … White Station
was the City Championship Runner-Up … back-toback District Runner-Ups … played AAU ball for the
Memphis Elite ... team ranked second in the nation
in 2010-11 … Member of the National Honor Society
… Honor Roll all four years … member of the FCA …
Community Service Club … Optimist Club … Mu Alpha
Theta … Astra.
Personal
Alicia Payne … nickname is “Red” … daughter of Gwen
and Al Payne … younger sister of Ashley and older sister of Alexis … born May 24 in Memphis, Tenn. … undecided major

What is your favorite food?
“Hot Wings”
Would you like to be famous?
“No”
Are you a morning or night person?

“Night”

If you could be on a reality show, which one would it be?
“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”
What actress would play you in a movie about your life?
“Miley Cyrus”
What cartoon character describes you best?
“Bugs Bunny”
Are you a beach, city or country person?
“City”
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would it
be?
“India”
If you knew you could try anything and not fail, what dream would
you attempt?
“To make everyone in the world have a place to live and food to eat
every day.”
If you didn’t play basketball, what other sport would you play?
“Tennis”
Name three items you would want most if stranded on a deserted
island.
“Bible and iPhone”
Who is the funniest player on the team and WHY?
“Faith, I don’t know. She’s just hilarious.”

November 21, 1987
at Emory University........................... 57-51
January 15, 1990
at Fisk University............................... 73-60
February 4, 1992
vs. Tennessee Temple.................................
March 18, 1998
vs. Arkansas Tech............................... 69-61
February 3, 2003
at College of Charleston.................... 85-75
January 6, 2007
at Appalachian State.......................... 84-74
January 31, 2011
vs. College of Charleston................... 65-48

at Chattanooga
1 November 21, 1998
vs. Samford........................................ 72-65
50 January 20, 2001
at Davidson........................................ 78-60
100 February 3, 2003
at College of Charleston.................... 85-75
200 January 6, 2007
at Appalachian State.......................... 84-74
300 January 31, 2011
vs. College of Charleston................... 65-48
in the Southern Conference
1 November 28, 1998
at Davidson........................................ 86-64
50 February 4, 2002
at Western Carolina........................... 83-52
100 January 22, 2005
at Furman.......................................... 63-56
150 January 21, 2008
at Wofford......................................... 74-59
200 January 31, 2011
vs. College of Charleston................... 65-48

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga head coach Wes Moore enters his 15th
season at the helm of the women’s basketball team as the Lady Mocs march into the
2012-13 season. Moore has built a reputation not only as a top coach in the Southern
Conference, but as one of the nation’s best. With a 529-165 overall record, he is ranked
in the Top 10 in the NCAA in winning percentage at .762. He became the first Southern
Conference coach to reach the 100-win plateau and currently holds a 222-42 record in
league play. He is the winningest coach in Chattanooga history with a record of 329-109
in 13 years.
Moore arrived in Chattanooga and took just one year to orchestrate the greatest
turnaround in NCAA history taking UTC from the bottom of the league to the top of
the SoCon and into the postseason for the first time since 1992. Moore-coached
teams continued to dominate and went on to claim 11 consecutive Southern
Conference titles and eight NCAA Tournament appearances in his
first
12 years. Twelve times Chattanooga has recorded 20 or more
wins in a season including a school-record 29 wins in
the 2003-04 season.
Three times under Moore’s tutelage
the Lady Mocs held the nation’s
longest active winning streak. In
the 2003-04 campaign,
Chattanooga capped

off
a
school-record
27-game
win
streak that began at
Thanksgiving and ended with
an NCAA Tournament win over
Rutgers. In 2005-06, the Lady Mocs
nearly matched that feat with 26 straight
wins picking up victories over Auburn, UAB,
Middle Tennessee and Stephen F. Austin along the way.
Last season, UTC kicked off its run to the NCAA tournament with a
win over Alabama before running past Weber State and Miami (Ohio) in the
UTSA New Year’s Classic and picking up 18 wins in the SoCon.
The Lady Mocs have made waves on the national front receiving votes in two
national polls during Moore’s 14 years. In the 2005-06 campaign, the Lady Mocs climbed
as high as 26 in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll and 30th in the AP Top 25 Poll
with 26 votes.
The Lady Mocs’ success captured the hearts of basketball fans in the area.
Chattanooga has continually ranked among the nation’s leaders in average home
attendance. All of the Lady Mocs top 20 attended games came with Moore at the helm
including two from the 2005-06 campaign. The largest crowd to watch the Lady Mocs
was Nov. 19, 2004 when Tennessee came to town and 10,051 fans nearly filled the
McKenzie Arena to capacity. That currently ranks as the 11th largest crowd to ever watch
a UTC home game, men’s or women’s. The two NCAA Tournament games UTC hosted in
2004 averaged almost 7,000 fans each.
Since entering the competition two years ago, the Lady Mocs have won the NCAA
“Pack the House” Challenge for the Southern Conference. More than 7,000 fans filled the
Roundhouse to watch the Lady Mocs take on the two-time defending National Champion
Lady Vols. Fans were treated to a near-upset as the Lady Mocs came within three points
of defeating UTK for the first time.

Chattanooga fans have been thrilled to witness a 12 20-win seasons by the Lady Mocs since Moore’s
arrival and are the only women’s team in Southern Conference history to post 10 consecutive years with 20plus wins.
Moore has been named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year five times since his arrival at UTC.
With a winning percentage of .762, he is ranked in the Top 10 by the NCAA for winning percentage among
active coaches as well as among all-time coaches with 10 or more years of coaching experience at the Division
I level.
Over the last 11 years, the Lady Mocs have had seven SoCon Players
of the Year, six SoCon Tournament MVP’s, 25 SoCon coaches AllConference selections and and 28 All-Tournament honorees.
Two-time SoCon Player of the Year Alex Anderson was
drafted by the WNBA. She was selected 39th overall by the
San Antonio Silver Stars and currently plays professional
overseas. Teammate Laura Hall, an All-Conference
athlete, was invited by the Connecticut Sun to
participate in camp tryouts.
Moore’s 50- and 100-win milestones at
Chattanooga have happened faster than any other
Lady Mocs coach. He reached No. 100 in just 140
games when UTC topped College of Charleston
85-75 on Feb. 3, 2003. He won No. 50 in his 75th
game, a 78-60 victory over Davidson on Jan. 20,
2000. In the 2010-11 season Moore became the
ninth fastest coach in NCAA history to reach the
500-win plateau.
Moore’s accomplishments started by orchestrating
the best turnaround in NCAA Division I women’s
basketball. Chattanooga’s women’s basketball team
improved its record by 16 games in 1999-2000 over
the 1998-99 season.
Moore was a unanimous choice as the 1999-2000
Southern Conference Coach of the Year after leading
UTC to a 26-5 overall mark and 17-1 record in
league play while guiding UTC to the school’s first
conference title since 1992. The 17 wins were
the most by any team in school and
SoCon history.
The Lady Mocs hold 11
Southern
Conference
records including the
the top seven in
number of
wins,

the top four for 3-pointers made in a game and
the top seven for 3-pointers made in a season.
The 2007-08 season is ranked third on the alltime charts.
Moore, the fourth women’s basketball
coach in the program’s 36-year history, was
named the Lady Mocs’ leader on April 30, 1998,
and with little preparation time before the
season, guided UTC to a 10-17 record and a tie
for seventh place in the conference standings.
His 1998-99 team finished sixth in the country
averaging seven 3-pointers per game. The team
made a then school-record 188 3-point shots.
UTC finished with eight conference wins that
season, the fourth most in school history.
Before taking his first Division I headcoaching job at UTC, Moore had great success
owning a 200-56 record and making seven
national tournament appearances in nine years
as a head coach at the Division II and III levels.
Moore came to Chattanooga from Francis
Marion where he guided his teams to a 69-20
overall mark in three years. In his final season,
the Patriots went 30-3, advanced to the Division
II Final Four and were ranked fifth in the final
1997-98 USA Today/WBCA Top 25 poll. That
FMU squad also captured the Peach Belt
Athletic Conference and South Atlantic Region
tournament championships.
In his first year at Francis Marion, Moore
took a Patriot squad that was 11-15 the season
before and led it to an 18-9 record and a secondplace showing during the conference regular
season. He was named Peach Belt Athletic
Conference Coach of the Year for his efforts.
The following year (1996-97), he guided Francis
Marion to a 21-8 record and another secondplace finish in the Peach Belt. He also took
the Patriots to their first-ever NCAA Division II
national tournament appearance.

MOORE’S COACHING HONORS
The only coach in NCAA history to take
three different teams to a national tournament
at all three NCAA levels.
Student-athletes recruited by Moore
captured two Peach Belt Athletic Conference
freshman of the year honors, garnered five allconference spots and received one player of
the year award.
Prior to Francis Marion, Moore served as
women’s basketball assistant coach at North
Carolina State for two years. During that time,
the Wolfpack went 34-24 and reached the
Sweet 16.
Before his two seasons at N.C. State,
Moore was head coach at Maryville College in
Maryville, Tenn., for six years. There, he won
78 percent of his games (131-36) and took the
Lady Scots to five NCAA Division III national
tournaments, including the Division III Sweet
16. In his first season at Maryville, Moore took
a program that was 3-47 the two previous
years and tied the then-school record for wins
in a single season at 15.
Moore was named the Converse/WBCA
District 5 Coach of the Year in 1990, 1992 and
1993. In 1993, he was one of eight finalists for
National Coach of the Year.
He also spent three seasons (1984-87) as a
men’s assistant coach at Johnson Bible College in
Knoxville, Tenn. Moore has been a motivational
and instructional speaker at various coaching
clinics, banquets and basketball camps and was
the director of the Kay Yow Basketball Camp
(N.C. State) in 1994.
Moore earned a B.S. degree in Religion
from Johnson Bible College and both B.S. and
M.S. degrees in Physical Education from the
University of Tennessee. As a point guard at
Johnson Bible College, Moore helped his team to
one conference championship and a sixth-place
finish at the National Christian College Athletic
Association (NCCAA) National Tournament.
During his playing career, he earned allconference and all-tournament honors.
Moore is married to the former Linda
Hardison.

COACHING HONORS
According to the NCAA, the only women’s basketball coach to take three
different teams to a national tournament at all three NCAA levels.
Maryville College
• NCAA Division III Tournament ~ five times
• Converse/WBCA District 5 Coach of the Year ~ 1990, 1992, 1993

I coach basketball like most others because I enjoy the game, but mostly I love to
teach. I enjoy helping others succeed and seeing them prosper, not only in basketball, but also in life. For me, basketball is an outlet that allows me to be me and I
love that I can do it everyday. It gives me a chance to encourage and be a positive
impact on someone else’s life.
West begins her
The West File
ninth season with the
Lady Mocs basketball
Birthdate....................................................................... May 6, 1977
program,
working
Place............................................................. Seneca, South Carolina
extensively with the
Hometown.................................................... Seneca, South Carolina
post players. Moore
High School.............................................................................Seneca
elevated her status from Assistant Coach to Associate Head Coach in
College....................................................................... Clemson, 2000
the summer of 2010.
Degree.............................................. B.S. Early Childhood Education
In her time at Chattanooga, the Lady Mocs have won six Southern
Spouse................................................................................... Marcus
Conference titles, made seven postseason appearances and never
Married............................................................................June, 2011
finished outside the top three. Post players Alex Anderson and Shanara
Parents................................................. Mack & Shirley Blassingame
Hollinquest have each been named the SoCon Player of the Year twice
Siblings....................................... Three brothers: Tim, Rick, Michael
and selected SoCon Female Athlete of the Year.
Hobbies/Interests................ Spending time with friends and family;
Prior to arriving at Chattanooga, she spent two seasons as an
..................................................... reading, shopping and socializing
assistant at Division II South Carolina-Spartanburg, but she always
knew she wanted to coach at the Division I level.
Playing Experience
An All-ACC performer at Clemson, she spent her first two seasons
1996-99.............................................................. Clemson University
as teammate to Laura Cottrell who later became an assistant coach
at Chattanooga for three seasons. The 6-foot-2 forward received her
Coaching Resume
bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education in May of 2000. She
2002.................................................................Carolina Flames AAU
helped the Lady Tigers win the ACC Tournament title her freshman
2002-04.......................................USC-Spartanburg, Assistant Coach
year in 1996, the first-ever ACC basketball tournament title in school
2004-09...............................................Chattanooga Assistant Coach
history.
2009-present.............................Chattanooga Associate Head Coach
Clemson also won the tournament title in 1999 with Blassingame
being named to the ACC All-Tournament team. The 1998-99 Lady
Tigers finished the season with a school-record 26 wins and advanced
to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Clemson finished the year ranked 10th in the AP Poll.
West helped lead Clemson to four NCAA appearances in her four years. She played in 126 games in her career, starting 53 times. She
averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. She had her best season as a senior, starting all 31 games and averaging 10.4 points and 7.9
rebounds. She also blocked 24 shots and tallied 44 steals.
She ranks 16th on Clemson’s all-time list with 537 rebounds and her 50.2 percent field goal percentage ranks ninth all-time. She was
named co-MVP and earned the Air Force Aim High Award in 1999.
She was a three-year member of the athletics department’s Tiger
Honor Roll.
West garnered some early coaching experience during a
two-year stay in Spartanburg, S.C., as a first grade teacher. She
coached the Carolina Lady Flames AAU team and led the squad
to the 15 and under state championship. She also served as head
coach of the junior varsity team at Dorman High School and was a
varsity assistant coach. She led the Lady Cavaliers to a 15-4 record
and the junior varsity championship in 2001.
West has an abundance of experience as a camp instructor.
She has served as a camp counselor and instructor at Clemson’s
basketball camp since 1996. She also worked as a camp counselor
for Athletes for Christ in 2001, helping improve children
athletically and spiritually.
West is a native of Seneca, S.C. She led the Seneca High School
to the state championship her senior year. She is married to UTC
Football Assistant Coach Marcus West.

COACHING STAFF

Basketball and coaching is what I have always had a passion for. Basketball has
given me so much over the years: the opportunity to compete, travel the globe and
make lifelong friends. Having the opportunity to be a part of a team and working
hard toward a common goal is what makes it fun!
The Murray File
Birthdate.............................................................. February 22, 1980
Place......................................................Greensboro, North Carolina
Hometown.............................................Greensboro, North Carolina
High School............................................. Ragsdale, Jamestown, N.C.
College........................................................ Appalachian State, 2003
Degree............................................................. B.S. Sports Psycology
College.................................................................Chattanooga, 2006
Degree....................................................................... M.S. Education
Parents..........................................................John and Susie Murray
Siblings....................................................................... Tracy Mooring
Hobbies/Interests.......................................... Playing golf and tennis

When Lady Mocs’ Head Coach Wes Moore was in need of
an assistant coach, he didn’t have to look very far.
Mike Murray moved from the men’s staff to the women’s
after spending two seasons with the Mocs’ program and is now
entering his seventh season on Moore’s staff.
The Lady Mocs have gone 129-55 over that time and have
won four regular season titles, three SoCon league titles and
advanced to the postseason five times including three NCAA
Playing Experience
tournament appearances.
1994-98........................................................... Ragsdale High School
He joined the Mocs’ staff back in 2004 as a student assistant
Coaching Resume
coach under former UTC Head Coach Jeff Lebo and became the
2003-04.........................................Milligan College, Assistant Coach
Director of Basketball Operations the following year under first2004-05..............................................UTC Mocs Graduate Assistant
year Head Coach John Shulman.
2005-06.......................UTC Mocs Director of Basketball Operations
In his time with the Mocs, the men posted a two-year
2006-present.......................................Chattanooga Assistant Coach
record of 39-22 placing second in the SoCon North Division in
2004 and winning the North Division title in 2005. The Mocs
went on to win the SoCon tournament title in 2005 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they faced second-seeded
Wake Forest in the opening round of the New Mexico Regional.
Murray is a 2003 graduate of
Appalachian State University of the
Murray on coaching
Southern Conference where he worked for
the Lady Mocs
head coach Houston Fancher as the men’s
basketball manager for three years.
It’s an honor to be a part of
Upon graduation from the Boone, N.C.,
such a tremendous program.
school, he went to Milligan College where
Working with Coach Moore and
he served as an assistant coach under Tony
our outstanding young ladies on
Wallingford in the 2003-04 season.
a day-to-day basis is a privilege.
His responsibilities with the Lady Mocs
I have been fortunate to work
include film exchange and coordination of
and learn from some outstanding
team travel. On the court, Murray works
head coaches and Coach Moore is
extensively with the “post posse” including
no exception. His love, dedication
Alex Anderson and Shanara Hollinquest
and knowledge of the game are
who have won four straight SoCon Player
what has brought him so much
of the Year titles and each has earned the
success over his career and here
league tournament’s MVP honor.
at Chattanooga.
Mike completed work on his Masters in
Education in May, 2006 from UTC.

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ASSISTANT COACH • SEVENTH SEASON

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KATIE BURROWS

ASSISTANT COACH • THIRD SEASON
I believe that God has given us all certain abilities/gifts to use throughout our lives. For me, it was the knowledge and
skill to play, and now coach, the game of basketball. I was very fortunate to get to play at the collegiate level, travel the
U.S. and meet lots of people who are now my closest friends. I continue to be a part of this great game so that I can
help others to have the same wonderful experiences that I did growing up. It fills the competitive void that I would
have otherwise lost when my playing career was over. I feel so blessed that I am now getting the opportunity to coach
the Lady Mocs, competing for championships year in and year out.
After a four-year
stint as a player for
Wes Moore, Katie
Burrows begins her
third season on the
bench as an assistant

coach for the Lady Mocs.
Katie joined Wes Moore’s team in his third season at
UTC and was an integral member of a squad that won four
straight Southern Conference regular season titles and SoCon
Tournament crowns. In her time at UTC, the Lady Mocs posted
an overall record of 102-23 with wins over such teams as Florida
State, Alabama and Louisville. The Lady Mocs advanced to the
postseason all four years including three NCAA championships.
In her senior year, the Lady Mocs posted the nation's longest
active winning streak at 27 games culminating with UTC's NCAA
first-round win over Rutgers. In that game, Burrows (Galloway)
sank the most memorable shot in Chattanooga history nailing a
30-foot bank shot from the right side sparking a comeback that
led to a 74-69 win over the Scarlet Knights.
Katie earned a spot as one of Moore's Top 10 players in UTC's
celebration of "Moore in McKenzie, a Decade of Dominance".
She ranks in the top 10 in UTC history in 3-pointers made with
107 and 3-pointers attempted with 315.
Prior to arriving at UTC, Burrows was a coach and teacher at
Ringgold High School. She took over a Ringgold program that had
won just three games in year prior to her arrival. The Lady Tigers
steadily increased their win total in each of her three seasons
culminating in Ringgold’s first state playoff appearance since
1986 when the team lost to Rossville in the Class AAA finals.
Prior to that she was the head coach of the girl’s basketball
team at Tullahoma (Tenn.) High School from 2005-07 and taught
health and physical education. Immediately following her
graduation from UTC she was the assistant girls basketball coach
at GPS from 2004-05 under former UTC player Susan Lance
Crownover.
Katie attended Lookout Valley High School where she was
named the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Female
Athlete of the Year and was a four-time first team Chattanooga
Times Free Press All-City and three-time Region Player of the
Year and first team all-state. She was named a Tennessee Class A
Miss Basketball finalist in back-to-back seasons.
Katie learned her trade at an early age from her father Joe
Galloway who was her high school coach. Joe serves on the

Hamilton County School Board and, along with his daughter
Kristen Clounch, is still coaching at Lookout Valley. Katie’s brother
Keith Galloway is married to former UTC standout Jennifer
Wilson and the pair coach the boy's and girl's basketball teams
at Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville.
Katie, a 2004 graduate of Chattanooga, earned a B.S. in
Exercise Science and Health K-12. She is married to Nick Burrows.

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SHELBY HILL

MANAGER • THIRD SEASON

Maurice Burton, III comes to
Chattanooga after a successful
high school coaching career.
Burton was an assistant
coach at White Station High
School in Memphis and helped
the Spartans to the state title in
2009 as well as a pair of runnerup finishes in 2008 and 2010
and an appearance in the 2011
semifinals.
As head coach of the
freshman team, Burton’s team
advanced to the West Tennessee
sectional in 2011. He also started the Lady Magic Elite AAU
program and fielded 17-under and 15-under teams.
Burton attended Overton High School in Memphis and
competed in the pole vault on the track and field team. His
younger brother Manuel played football in college for Arkansas
State. He is the son of Sherry and Maurice Burton, Jr.
Maurice is a 2002 graudate of UTC and is currently working
toward his Masters Degree in Education.

Shelby enters her third season with
the Lady Mocs as a team manager. She
is a 2010 graduate of Sale Creek High
School where she played basketball and
volleyball for the Lady Panthers. She
was a three-time all-district performer
in both sports as well as a three-time
all-tournament selection. She was a
member of the Beta Club for four years
and was the Salutatorian of her senior
class. She was named the FCA Huddle
Member of the Year.
Shelby is pursuing a degree in Nursing. She is the daughter
of Debbie and Warren Hill and has one younger sister, Erin.

The File on Burton
Birthdate......................................................................................July 9, 1980
Hometown.............................................................................Memphis, Tenn.
High School.................................................................... Overton High School
College.............................................................University of Tennessee, 2002
Degree......................................................................................B.S. Education
Parents...........................................................Sherry and Maurice Burton, Jr.
Siblings................................................................................... Manuel Burton
Playing Experience
Track and Field............................................................... Overton High School
Coaching Resume
2004-11.................................................................White Station High School
...................................................................................Varsity Assistant Coach
................................................................................... Freshman Head Coach

TAYLOR ROOD

MANAGER • FIRST SEASON
Taylor begins her first year as
team manager with the Lady Mocs.
She is a 2012 graduate of Carter High
School in Knoxville and was a member
of the volleyball team that advanced
to the Region Tournament. She will
major in Nursing at Chattanooga.
Taylor is the daughter of Brandi
and Jonathan Rood and was born
May 12, 1994 in Knoxville, Tenn.

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MAURICE BURTON, III

GRADUATE MANAGER • SECOND SEASON

JESSICA PIERCE

ATHLETIC TRAINER • FIRST SEASON
Jessica begins her first season with
the Lady Mocs working primarily with
women’s basketball and supervising
softball. Prior to her arrival at
Chattanooga, she spent the las two
years as the co-head athletic trainer
at Huntingdon College (DS) in an
outreach program with Pro-Impact
Physical Therapy. She was the head
athletic trainer for football as well
as men’s basketball, softall, men’s
lacrosse, men’s and women’s golf,
men’s and women’s cross country and women’s track as well as
cheerleading.
Prior to that, Jessica was a graduate assistant at Alabama
A&M University as part of an outreach program with Huntsville
Hospital. Over her three years with the Bulldogs, she worked
with the football team for two seasons, was the primary trainer
for women’s soccer in her first semester, spent two spring
seasons with softball and was the athletic trainer for the men’s
and cross country and track and field teams in her final year.
Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training
from West Alabama in 2007 and completed her Masters in
Counseling Psychology at Alabama A&M University in 2010.
She is currently working toward a Mastersin Sports and Fitness
Management – Coaching through Troy University and is on track
to graduate in December.
Jessica is from Goodsprings, Ala.

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CARA VAN DORN

Wehunt served two years as the assistant to the Executive
Director of the Nationwide Tour Chattanooga Classic Golf Tournament
in Chattanooga and continues as a chairperson for the event.
Cara Van Dorn enters her first year
Wehunt is a 1996 graduate of UTC with a Bachelor of Arts
with the University of Tennessee at degree in Communication and a minor in English. While a student,
Chattanooga as assistant director of she was a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America
athletic performance.
(PRSSA) and was elected the Executive Director of Rising Star
Before coming to Chattanooga, Cara Communications, a student-run pubic relations firm.
served as a strength and conditioning
In 1997, she returned to her alma mater, Notre Dame High
graduate assistant at Western Illinois School, and taught all grade levels until 2001. In addition to teaching
University in Macomb, Ill. While at Art, Religion, Contemporary Issues and Journalism, she was the advisor
Western Illinois, Van Dorn designed and for the school newspaper, The Marian and the yearbook, the Echo. She
implemented year-round strength, speed, was the school’s assistant volleyball coach and junior varsity coach for
agility and conditioning development two years. She helped lead the Lady Irish to the Division II Region title
programs for seven sports while also and to the State Tournament in 1999.
assisting with football and baseball strength and conditioning
programs.
TERESA ADCOX
Cara spent the 2009-2010 season at Towson University and
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
the 2010-2011 season at Ohio University as a strength and conditioning
intern.
Van Dorn was the head women’s varsity rowing coach at
Notre Dame Preparatory School in Baltimore, Md., from 2008-2010,
Teresa Adcox is a 20-year veteran of the
where she led the NDP to its first two winning seasons in program
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
history.
and has worked in both the university and
Cara earned her Master of Science in Recreation and Sport
athletics administration. Her UTC career
Science and Coaching Educations from Ohio University in 2011. She
began in the university’s Bursar’s office in
graduated the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008 with
1990. After three years, she moved to the
a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature.
Payroll office.
Van Dorn is a certified USA weightlifting club and senior
Adcox joined the Athletics staff in 1998
coach, a certified strength and conditioning coach by the National
where she served as an administrative
Strength and Conditioning Coach Association, and is CPR/AED certified
assistant for the marketing and ticket
by the American Red Cross.
departments as well as the women’s
Cara reveived the John Stucky Award in 2012 and competes
basketball staff.
at the national level in Olympic-style weightlifting.
She took over the role of administrative assistant for football
Head Coach Rodney Allison and his staff in August 2003 and is currently
the administrative assistant for Head Coach Russ Huesman.
Adcox has served on various campus committees. She was
ANNE WEHUNT
elected
Chair
of the Employee Relations Committee in 1996 and was
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Chair of the Staff-Faculty Appreciation Day, spending four years on
each committee. She was honored with the UTC Chancellor’s Blue
Anne was hired as an assistant Sports Ribbon Award in September 1997 for going the extra mile to help
Information Director in 2004 after working fellow employees.
Prior to joining the UTC staff, Adcox worked at Life
for four years as an office assistant.
Chiropractic
College in Marietta, Ga., for President and Founder Sid
She is responsible for the day-to-day
Williams.
media and public relations efforts for
Born in Chattanooga, Adcox graduated from Antioch High
women’s basketball, women’s soccer, cross
School
in
Nashville. Ther former Teresa Waters and her husband
country and track and field. She handles
John,
have
been married 30 years. John is employed by Central
a share of the graphics work for the
Transport.
The
couple has two daughters, Shannon and April, and four
department.
grandchildren,
Tayler, Madison, Kalen and Bryson.
A member of the College Sports

ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Information Director’s of America (CoSIDa),
she also assists with the daily operations of
the Athletics Communciations office as well as game day operations
for football.

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

Interim University Chancellor

Dr. Grady Bogue assumed the
position of Interim Chancellor at
The University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga on September 20,
2012.
Dr. Bogue previously served
as Professor of Leadership and
Policy Studies at the University of
Tennessee (1991 to present). He
served for eleven years as Chancellor
of Louisiana State University in
Shreveport (1980-1991), served for
one year as Interim Chancellor of
Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge, and was named Chancellor
Emeritus of LSU Shreveport by the LSU Board of Trustees in
1991. He received the B. S. Degree in Mathematics (1957), the
M. S. Degree (1965) and Ed. D. (1968) from the University of
Memphis. Bogue earned the first doctoral degree granted by the
University of Memphis and was named a distinguished alumnus
of the University in 1986.
He has served as the chief academic officer for the
Tennessee Higher Education Commission (1974 – 80) and on the
administrative staff at the University of Memphis for ten years (1964
– 1974), his last position as Assistant Vice President for Academic
Affairs. He was an instructor of physics with the U. S. Navy from
1961 – 1964, and served as a communications electronics officer
with the U. S. Air Force from 1958 – 1961.
Bogue has written ten books and has one more in press.
Presidential Derailment in Higher Education, with Stephen
Trachtenberg and Gerry Kauvar, (ACE/Rowman Littlefield)is in
press with Johns Hopkins University Press and will be released
in 2012 . Other recent books include The Leadership Choice
(Westbow Press, 2010) Leadership Legacy Moments (ACE/
Rowman-Littlefield Publishers, 2007), Quality and Accountability
in Higher Education (Praeger/Greenwood Publishers, 2003),
Exploring the Heritage of American Higher Education(ACE/Oyrx
Press, 2000), and Leadership by Design (Jossey-Bass Publishers,
1994). He has published over 60 articles in such journals as the
Harvard Business Review, Leader to Leader, Journal of Higher
Education, Educational Record, Phi Delta Kappan, Planning for
Higher Education, College and University, and Trusteeship. Over

Dr. Richard Brown
Vice Chancellor
Finance & Operations

Chuck Cantrell

Assistant Vice Chancellor
University Relations

Dr. John Delaney
Vice Chancellor
Student Development

the past two decades, seven of his speeches have been carried
in Vital Speeches of the Day. He writes a bi monthly column “On
Leadership” for the Knoxville Business Journal—with an audience
of corporate, non-profit, government, health care and educational
leaders.
He has been a consultant on planning and evaluation,
assessment and accreditation, and leadership and governance to
a wide range of colleges and universities, state level agencies, and
corporations. He was an American Council Fellow in academic
administration in 1974 – 75. During his ACE fellowship year and
the following five years with the Tennessee Higher Education
Commission (1974-80), Bogue directed the Performance Funding
Project, which designed and implemented the first state level
performance incentive policy in American higher education, a
policy now in its 30th year.
He was a visiting scholar with the Educational Testing Service
in 1988-89 and a consulting scholar with Lipscomb University
from 2001 to 2005. He has participated in exchange travel
and lectures in China,
France, Germany,
and Russia and has
delivered papers
at international
meetings in France
and Hungary.
He is married
to the former Linda
Young of Portland,
Tennessee and is
father of five children:
Karin, Michele,
Barrett , Sara Love
, and Michael. His
interests have
included playing the
French Horn with the
Savannah, Georgia
(1960-61), Memphis,
Tennessee (197274), and Nashville
symphony orchestras
(1975-76).

Terry Denniston
Executive Assistant
to the Chancellor

Pat Branham

Interim Vice Chancellor
Institutional Advancement

Dr. Mary Tanner
Interim Provost

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

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LAURA HERRON
Interim Director of Athletics

Laura Herron is in her 19th
year working in the University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Athletics Department. She
has served the University in a
variety of capacities during her
tenure. Herron is currently the
Interim Director of Athletics, as
announced by UTC Chancellor
Dr. Roger Brown on July 16,
2012.
She was the Senior
Associate Athletics Director for
Compliance and Administration
and served as the Mocs’ Senior
Woman Administrator. She plans to return to this position once
the new Director of Athletics is in place.
Herron has oversight and supervision of the UTC
compliance office staff, serves as sport administrator
for five sports and oversees student-athlete welfare.
She is the director of gameday operations for volleyball,
women’s basketball and softball and has served as
Tournament Director for several NCAA and Southern
Conference postseason events.
Herron has also led the Mocs efforts for improving
their Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores over the
last five years. She worked to develop and implement
a long-term strategy that resulted in record APR scores
in the most recent update for the NCAA. UTC had 11
programs score a perfect 1000 in the 2010-11 data,
including the Mocs’ first multi-year 1000 earned by the
men’s golf team.
Herron began her time at Chattanooga as an
Assistant Athletic Trainer from 1994-04, adding the
title of Senior Woman Administrator in 1999. She was
promoted to Assistant Athletics Director/SWA in 2003
and moved out of the Training Room and into the
Compliance Office in 2004. She has held her current

Dr. Debbie Ingram
Faculty Rep.

Matt Pope

Senior Associate AD

Andrew Horton
Senior Associate AD

position as Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA since July
2010.
Prior to her arrival at UTC, Herron was the Head Women’s
Athletic Trainer at Florida Southern College. She received her
Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Fitness and Recreation
from the University of West Georgia in 1991. While working as a
graduate assistant trainer at Troy University, Herron earned her
master’s degree in Foundations of Education in 1993.
A native of Rising Fawn, Ga., Herron worked with USA
Softball for five years as the athletic trainer. From 1999-2003,
she accompanied the National Team to several international
tournaments in San Diego, Hawaii and Canada. In the summer
of 2000, she put her athletic training skills to work for the
Olympic Gold-Medal winning USA Softball Team as it prepared
for the 2000 Summer Olympics with its “Central Park to Sydney”
U.S. Tour. In 2001, Herron interned at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dr. Emily Blackman
Associate AD

Dr. Jay Blackman
Associate AD

Mike Royster
Assistant AD

ATHLETICS STAFF

Teresa Adcox

Administrative Asst.

Melissa Cate
Admin. Assistant

Jim Horten

Asst. Dir. Communications

Jacqui Neal

Jeff Andrews

Asst. Dir. Athletic Performance

Tommy Chadwell

GM-Mocs Sports Prop

Anne Jay

Michael Johnson

Admin. Assistant

Andy Page

Creative Services Assistant

Owen Seaton

Dave Snyder

Anne Wehunt

Lindsey Wendorf

Asst. Dir. Communications

Hank Cobb

Athletic Performance Asst.

GA Athletic Trainer

Dir. Creative Services

Joe Baugham

Asst. Athletic Trainer

Athletic Trainer

Academic Advisor

Sports Psychologist

Jessica Pierce
Athletic Trainer

Lisa Tarr

Dir. Student Support Services

Sharon West

GA Athletic Trainer

Scott Brincks

Dir. Athletic Performance

Lewis Flanary

GA Athletic Trainer

Erika Lerum

Dir. Marketing & Promotions

Terry Porter

Tyler Brown

Athletic Comm. Assistant

Leah Gill

Prod. Coordinator MocsVision

Rayn Lowe

Asst. Director Mocs Club

C.J. Recher

Director of Compliance

Mocs Sports Properties

Matt Tipton

Cheri Thomas

Athletic Trainer

Caleb Whitted
GA Athletic Trainer

Admin. Assistant

Geoff Wilcox

Asst. Director Ticketing

Todd Bullard
Athletic Trainer

Bryan Gray

Athletic Trainer

Jenni Martin
GA Marketing

Rhonda Reynolds
Academic Advisor

Cara Van Dorn

Asst. Dir. Athletic Performance

Lisa Wilcox

GA Athletic Trainer

Ian Carruthers
GA Athletic Trainer

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Athletics Administration

Jay Harris

Director of Major Gifts

Brent McMillian

Asst. Director of Tickets

Kyle Ryan

Asst. Dir. Facilities & Equipment

Erin Wehde

Mocs Sports Properties

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WHAT’S A MOC?
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MASCOT

THE ANSWER
For more than a decade, this question has puzzled many
fans and observers of Chattanooga Athletics.
The UTC Athletics Department changed logos in 1997,
moving away from Native American imagery to a package of
logos using railroad images, the nickname “Mocs,” and the
Scrappy mascot. The new package emphasized UTC’s connection to Chattanooga and the city’s railroad heritage and
incorporated the Tennessee
state bird.
The term “Moc” is short
for “Mockingbird.” Mockingbirds are fiercely territorial
creatures which protect their Introduced in 2008, the new-look
homes with courage, deter- Scrappy has a sharper and more modern feel, mirroring the growth and immination and skill. Those attri- age of UTC Athletics.
butes reflect the intellect, spirit
and character of UTC studentathletes and alumni. A Moc is
a champion on the playing
surface, in the classroom and,
most importantly, in life.
SCRAPPY
Named after legendary football coach A.C. “Scrappy” Moore,
Scrappy, the Chattanooga mascot, is a fixture for the Mocs. A
re-design in 2008 puts Scrappy in the image of the State Bird
of Tennessee, a mockingbird. The mockingbird is known as
a fierce protector of its nest and environment. It is sometimes
seen swooping down on a dog, cat or predator that may be
venturing too close to the bird’s protected territory. Once
described by “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon as “a sledgehammer wielding mockingbird with a heart of Blue & Gold,”
Scrappy symbolizes that competitive passion.

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WHY MOCS?

Faced with politically sensitive issues and in need of a stronger core identity to help establish a strong brand as Chattanooga’s
Team, the athletics department embarked on a comprehensive
identity program in 1996. A new direction for the athletics identity
was determined, moving away from the politically incorrect Native
American Indian imagery.
Several identities have been used in the past. With the old
nickname “Moccasins,” a snake was used in the 1920s and an
Indian was used until the year of major change in 1996. A moccasin shoe was even used in the
1980s.
In 1996, it was decided to
adopt the State Bird of Tennessee, the Mockingbird, as the
core of the new identity, while
incorporating the strong regional
imagery of Chattanooga’s vast
railroad history. The mascot
“Scrappy” was born and a new
emphasis was placed on the
athletics department’s role in the The “Power C” logo is the primary
mark of Chattanooga Mocs Athletics.
region.
The committee also recognized the need for the word “Chattanooga” to have a great emphasis in the logo. The nickname “Moccasins” was shortened to
simply “Mocs.” Thus established, Chattanooga could rebuild its
athletics programs and initiatives around this new identity.
And rebuild it did. Quickly establishing the identity program in
February 1997, combined with tremendous success in the NCAA
Men’s Basketball Tournament, UTC had positioned itself to reach
for the next level.
From 1997 to 2007, the primary logo was the mascot, Scrappy, riding a train. The secondary logo features the front of a train
with the word Mocs built into the logo. This logo is affectionately
called the “Cowcatcher logo,” referring to the front lower grill of
the train that helped push objects from the train tracks.
In August 2007, officials at Chattanooga updated the school’s
marks. A new C logo, the “Power C” as it has become known to
fans and alums, was created as the primary mark and is emblazoned on the side of the football team’s helmets. The secondary
marks were updated with a more modern look, and a new font,
unique to the school, is now used on the text areas of the logos
and marks.
In September 2008, Scrappy was re-branded to better
match the image of a mockingbird and reflect the rich tradition of our state, our city and
our University. New marks of
the head as well as a full body
were released. The program has
also been taking special efforts
to stay true to its color palette—
The Cowcatcher logo has been recentwhich includes navy blue and ly modified, but is still in use by UTC
Athletics.
old gold.

* 11:30 a.m. tip-off as part of Education Day program
^ Denotes approximate game time. The first games on March 8 and March 9 will have firm
starting times. Each game thereafter will start 30-minutes following the conclusion of the
preceding game.

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THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

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The Southern Conference, which
began its 92nd season of intercollegiate
competition in 2012, is a national leader
in emphasizing the development of the
student-athlete and in helping to build
lifelong leaders and role models.
The Southern Conference is the nation’s
fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate
athletic association. Only the Big Ten
(1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the
Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern
Athletic (1920) conferences are older in
terms of origination.
Academic excellence has been a major
part of the Southern Conference’s tradition.
Hundreds of Southern Conference
student-athletes have been recognized on
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic
All-America and all-district teams. A total
of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners
have been selected from conference
institutions.
The Conference currently consists
of 12 members in five states throughout
the Southeast and sponsors 19
varsity sports and championships
that produce participants for NCAA
Division I Championships.
The Southern Conference offices
are located in the historic Beaumont
Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill
that was in operation from 1880 until
1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in
2004 and today offers the league first
class meeting areas and offices as
well as a spacious library for storage of
the conference’s historical documents.
Membership History
On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from
14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at
Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the
Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On
hand at the inaugural meeting were officials
from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic
Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia,
Georgia School of Technology (Georgia
Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi
A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina,
North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia
Tech) and Washington & Lee.
Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen
as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty
of Tennessee was named secretary. The
decision to form a new athletic conference
was motivated by the desire to have a
workable number of conference games for
each league member.
Play began in the fall of 1921 and a
year later, six more schools joined the
fledgling league including Tulane (which
had attended the inaugural meeting but
had elected not to join), Florida, LSU,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in
1929.
By the 1930s, membership in the

Southern Conference had reached 23
schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech,
president of the Southern Conference,
called the annual league meeting to order
on Dec. 9, 1932 at the Farragut Hotel in
Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. Sanford
announced that 13 institutions west and
south of the Appalachian Mountains
were reorganizing as the Southeastern
Conference. Members of the new league
included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School
of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University
of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and
Vanderbilt.
The Southern Conference continued
with membership of 10 institutions
including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North

Carolina, North Carolina State, South
Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and
Washington & Lee.
The second major shift occurred some
20 years later. By 1952, the Southern
Conference included 17 colleges and
universities. Another split occurred when
seven schools including Clemson, Duke,
Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina
State, South Carolina and Wake Forest
departed to form the Atlantic Coast
Conference which began play in 1953.
The revamped Southern Conference
included members The Citadel, Davidson,
Furman, George Washington, Richmond,
VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee,
West Virginia and William & Mary.
Today, the league continues to thrive
with a membership that includes 12
institutions and a footprint that spans five
states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Current
league members are Appalachian State,
Chattanooga, College of Charleston, The
Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia
Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford,
Western Carolina and Wofford.
Coaches and Administrators
The Southern Conference has also

been a breeding ground for some of
college athletics’ most recognized coaches
and administrators.
Legendary basketball coaches Adolph
Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of
North Carolina State both worked the
sidelines in the Southern Conference.
Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark
during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet,
for all his coaching accomplishments,
Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern
Conference tournament championship.
Case mentored the Wolfpack to six
consecutive
Southern
Conference
Tournament championships from 1947
through 1952.
Lefty Driesell coached Davidson to
three Southern Conference Tournament
championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969.
Driesell also won the league’s
Coach of the Year award four
straight times from 1963 through
1966. Former Georgia Tech coach
Bobby Cremins earned league
Coach of the Year honors three
times in the late ’70s and early ’80s
while at Appalachian State and is
now the head coach at the College
of Charleston.
Terry Holland saw his basketball
coaching career take off at
Davidson when he returned to
his alma mater in 1970. Holland
was honored as the Southern
Conference Coach of the Year for
three consecutive seasons from
1970-72 and led the Wildcats to
the conference tournament title
and an appearance in the NCAA
Tournament in 1970. J. Dallas Shirley, a
member of the Basketball Hall of Fame,
spent 21 years as the assistant to the
commissioner and supervisor of officials
in the Southern Conference. He also
served as president of the International
Association Basketball Officials and
the United States Olympic Basketball
Committee.
The legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant
got his coaching start in the Southern
Conference as he guided the Maryland
Terrapins in 1945. Another famous
Southern Conference football coach is
the late Frank Howard of Clemson, who
guided the Tigers as a league member
from 1940-52. The incomparable Howard
won 69 Southern Conference games.
The Southern Conference has been
represented on the sidelines at five Super
Bowls in recent years. Bobby Ross, who
piloted the San Diego Chargers to the
1996 Super Bowl, was the head coach at
The Citadel from 1973-77. Former Buffalo
Bills head coach Marv Levy directed
William & Mary from 1964-68. He was
succeeded at William & Mary by Lou Holtz.
William & Mary competed in the Southern
Conference from 1936-77.

2011-12
YEAR-IN-REVIEW

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2011-12 NCAA FINAL STATS
2011-12 NCAA Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball
Final National Ranking Summary
Teams - 332 ranked
Category
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Field Goal Percentage
Field Goal Percentage Defense
Free Throw Percentage
Rebound Margin
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
Won-Lost Percentage
Assists Per Game
Blocked Shots Per Game
Steals Per Game
Turnovers Per Game
Personal Fouls Per Game
Assist Turover Ratio
Turnover Margin
Three Point Field Goal Defense
Kayla Christopher led the Lady Mocs last
season in 3-point shooting and was second on
the team in scoring with an average 9.4 points
per game. She led UTC in scoring six times and
has a season-high 22 points in the Lady Mocsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
win over Indiana State in the preseason WNIT.

Individual - 250 ranked
Category
Taylor Hall
Rebounds Per Game

Rank Actual
93

8.4

Whitney Hood
Free Throw Percentage

140

Kayla Christopher
3-Point Field Goals/Game

284

Taylor Hall scored a careerhigh 24 points against
Appalachian State and
helped Chattanooga to a
13-0 undefeated home
slate. She led Chattanooga
in rebounding wiht 8.5 per
game and was second in
the SoCon. Hall was named
all-conference by the SoCon
coaches and selected to
the league all-tournament
team.

Whitney Hood closed
out her career at UTC
with 989 points in two
seasons. Combined
with her 394 accrued
at Clemson, she racked
up 1,383 over her four
years. She was named
all-conference by both
the SoCon coaches and
media for a second
straight year.

The 1984 team won the first-ever Southern
Conference Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Title. The team went
on to compete in the WNIT, falling to Vanderbilt in
the finals. The Lady Mocs, ranked 20th in the AP Poll
at the end of the 1983-84 season, were coached by
Sharon Cable Fanning and assisted by Doug Mosier.

Shanara Hollinquest broke
a 22-year-old school record
with 498 career free throws.
She surpassed Regina Kirkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
record of 448. She also
holds the top two spots
for free throws made in a
season with 156 her junior
year and 181 as a senior.

Alex Anderson holds the UTC school record
for most points scored in a single season in
the Division I era. She scored 677 points in
the 2006-07 season as a junior. Anderson is
ranked fifth all-time at UTC in scoring with
1,732 career points and is only the second
player in school history to have more than
1,000 rebounds with 1,010.

Tennessee Temple
Jacksonville State
Alabama-Huntsville
at Covenant College
Lane
N.C. State
& vs. Louisville
& vs. Miami (Ohio)
Missouri
at Tennessee Wesleyan
Shorter
at Tennessee State
at Alabama-Huntsville
at Kentucky State
Northern Kentucky
at Shorter College

at Valdosta State
at Miss. Women’s Univ.
Nebraska
at Auburn
at Louisville
Vanderbilt
Memphis State
Valdosta State
Tennessee-Martin
!Miami (Ohio)
!Northern Kentucky
at Carson-Newman
at Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
at Tennessee Wesleyan
at East Tennessee State

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
at Appalachian State
Troy State
at Middle Tennessee
Auburn
Alabama-Huntsville
at Memphis State
at Tennessee Tech
East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee

Alabama
Austin Peay
at Kentucky
!vs. SE Louisiana
!vs. Mississippi State
Berry
at South Alabama
at Southern Mississippi
Alabama
Memphis State
at UAB
Western Kentucky
at East Tennessee State
at Appalachian State
Middle Tennessee
%vs. Appalachian State
%vs. Marshall
at Tennessee Tech
at Clemson
#Shorter College
#Vanderbilt
at Middle Tennessee
UAB
Georgia
Western Carolina
at Tennessee-Martin
Auburn
at Vanderbilt
&vs. East Tennessee State
&vs. Vanderbilt
+vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Presented to a UTC constituent who has
• Given to the UTC student-athlete who best
achieved notable life accomplishments.
personifies the Athletic Department’s strive
for comprehensive excellence, academically, • Presented to the individual who has shown
athletically and socially.
outstanding committment to UTC Athletics.

Inductees are voted into the
UTC Athletics Hall of Fame
by a 10-member committee.
Individuals must be a past
student-athlete,
coach,
staff
member or volunteer of the
Athletics Department. Selection
criteria is as follows: studentathletes must have completed
their eligibility, a minimum of five
years prior to becoming eligible for
induction, must have outstanding
athletic achievements or made
a significant contribution to the
program in a supporting role and
must be a person worthy of the
distinction of becoming a member
of the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame.

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league coaches. The Mocs put three on the first team and four on the second
squad. Joel Bradford was the only offensive player chosen, making the second
team. Linebackers Wes Dothard and Ryan Consiglio were joined on the first
team defense by end Josh Williams. Three defensive backs made the second
team, including Chris Lewis-Harris, D.J. Key and Kadeem Wise.
• Quaterback B.J. Coleman was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh
Men’s Basketball (John Shulman, head coach) - 11-21, 5-13 SoCon North/6th round of the NFL Draft. The Chattanooga native is the Mocs’ all-time leader
• Ricky Taylor scored his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer in the Mocs’ with 52 TD passes.
first round Dr Pepper Classic win over Longwood on Dec. 29, 2011. His 1,225
points ranks sixth in the DI era.
Men’s Golf (Mark Guhne, head coach) - 1st SoCon • 1st NCAA Regional • 18th at the NCAA Championships
• Keegan Bell set the Chattanooga record for assists in a career with 538. His • Chattanooga and Stephan Jaeger swept titles at the SoCon and NCAA Bowltotal of 197 was the third-best season in school history. For his three years, ing Green Regional for the strongest postseason showing in school history.
he also accumulated 813 points and 319 rebounds.
• Jaeger ran away with both medalist honors tying Brad Faxon’s (Furman)
• Omar Wattad ended his two-year career fourth in three-pointers made at league record with his 11-shot win at the SoCon Championship before a
UTC with 168. He tallied 820 points over those two seasons which is No. 30 four-stroke triumph at regionals.
on the DI era scoring list.
• Jaeger is the first three-time SoCon Golfer of the Year in league history. He
• Junior forward Drazen Zlovaric made SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays with his also became the Mocs’ first 1st Team PING All-American.
slam dunk to open the Mocs’ home win over Elon (Feb. 9).
• Jaeger ended the season ranked No. 12 in the nation in the Golfweek/
• Chattanooga led the Southern Conference in assists (14.3/game) and field Sagarin Poll. Fox was No. 89 on Golfstat.
goal percentage defense (40.7%). Bell led the league in assists (6.2/game) • UTC shot its third-best stroke average of all-time (292.81). Jaeger bested his
and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2).
own record posting a 71.14. He holds virtually every school record with career
marks of 72.10 strokes per 18, four wins, 69 par or better rounds, 29 cards in
Women’s Basketball (Wes Moore, head coach) - 22-10, 16-4/3rd SoCon
the 60s, finish pct. (78.5%) and counting pct. (94.1%). His 13-under par total
• The Lady Mocs advanced to postseason play for the 12th time in 13 years of 203 winning the NCAA Bowling Green Regional set the 54-hole standard.
with an invitation to the WNIT.
• Senior Whitney Hood, junior Kayla Christopher and sophomore Taylor Hall Women’s Golf (Colette Murray, head coach) - 1st SoCon • 19th NCAA Regional
were named to the All-SoCon Coaches Team. Hall was named to the SoCon • It was a third Southern Conference Championship in a row for the Mocs
All-Tournament Second Team.
with a second straight sweep of team and individual honors.
• Seven Chattanooga women’s basketball players were named to the Southern • Sophomore Jordan Britt captured her first collegiate win at the SoCon. It
Conference Academic Honor Roll. Six players were named to the Fall Dean’s marked back-to-back medalist honors as former UTC student-athlete, and
List and 10 earned a spot on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. In the Spring, current pro, Emma de Groot won in 2011 by three shots over Britt. Britt’s total
four were named to the Dean’s List with nine on the Honor Roll.
of 222 matched her effort in 2011 claiming a three-shot win over Fanny Cnops
• The Lady Mocs led the Southern Conference in home attendance, averaging (UNCG) who was ranked No. 32 in the country at the time. Britt was named
1,883 fans per game at McKenzie Arena. Georgia Southern was a distant to the All-SoCon team, while Mette Kryger nabbed All-Freshman honors.
second with a 649 home game average.
• The Mocs made their fifth NCAA postseason appearance in as many seasons
at the NCAA East Regional in State College, Pa. Chattanooga finished 19th,
Cross Country (Bill Gautier, head coach)
while individually, Maria Juliana Loza tied for 19th at plus five (221).
Men (5th SoCon/9th NCAA Regional) • Women (11th SoCon/26th NCAA Regional) • UTC ranked among the smartest teams in the nation according to the National
• Senior Chris Berry and sophomore Lucas Cotter were named All-SoCon First Golf Coaches Association. The Mocs recorded a 3.621 grade-point-average
Team while junior Mark Cole was named Second Team All-SoCon.
which was 21st overall, 10th among NCAA Division I programs. NGCA All• Chris Berry earned NCAA All-Region First Team honors with an eighth place American Scholars Loza and Kryger led the effort. Every member of the 2011finish at the South Region Meet. He is the 11th Moc to earn an automatic bid 12 squad made the Dean’s List. Loza was the 2012 Dayle May Award winner.
and the 13th to compete at the NCAA Championships.
• Lucas Cotter earned All-Region Second Team honors placing 26th overall Soccer (J.D. Kyzer, head coach) - 6-10-2, 1-9-1 SoCon/11th
at the NCAA Regionals.
• Junior Becca Smith was named to the All-SoCon second team, finishing with
• The men’s earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honor after posting a league-high and school-record-tying 16 goals. She also lead the league
a 3.81 g.p.a., the highest mark in the nation. Chris Berry was named to the in scoring, breaking the single-season school record with 37 points overall.
men’s All-Academic Individual Team.
• Senior Donna-Kay Henry was named to the All-SoCon first team, finishing
• The women’s team had the fifth highest g.p.a. in the nation and was named with six goals and eight assists. She is the school’s first four-time allAll-Academic by the USTFCCCA. The Lady Mocs posted a team g.p.a. of 3.73. conference selection.
• Eleven team members made the Academic All-SoCon team, including
Football (Russ Huesman, head coach) - 5-6, 3-5/T6th SoCon
Andria Aurand, Danielle Barr, Kelly Crew, Samantha Eitner, Shelby Farmer,
• Chattanooga was just four plays away from being 9-2 overall and tied for Donna-Kay Henry, Crystal Mackezyk, Marlee Maynard, Becca Smith, Kelsey
the SoCon regular season title. However, the Mocs finished the season 3-5 Swann and Becky VanHorn.
in the conference thanks to four losses by a total of five points and five losses • Lady Mocs had four student athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall and
by a combined 12 points.
spring semesters. Eleven team members were named to the Dean’s List in
• UTC was No. 1 in the SoCon and No. 2 in the nation in opponent 1st downs the fall and while 10 made the list in the spring.
- 15.1/game; No. 1 in the SoCon and No. 2 in the nation in pass defense - • Junior Becca Smith was named CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District.
140.8 yards/game and No. 1 in the SoCon and No. 5 in the nation in pass
efficiency defense - 100.15.
Softball (Frank Reed, head coach) - 39-16, 20-2 SoCon/2nd
• Linebacker Wes Dothard was named First Team All-American while • Senior Michelle Fuzzard was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year,
quarterback Terrell Robinson was the SoCon Freshman of the Year.
the Lowe’s Senior Class Award, named SoCon Player of the Year for the
• Chattanooga had seven members earn All-SoCon honors according to the second season in a row and was recognized as the SoCon Female Athlete of
The 2010-11 athletics season at Chattanooga included three SoCon titles and seven
postseason appearances. The Mocs had seven individuals claim league championships, and two SoCon Player of the Years. Chattanooga had one SoCon Coach of the
Year recipient, three athletic All-Americans and one CoSIDA/Capital One Academic
All-American along with six All-District selections.

B.J. Coleman

Whitney Hood

Becca Smith

Stephan Jaeger

Chris Berry

Michelle Fuzzard

2011-12 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAP
the Year. Fuzzard was named an All-American by College Sports Madness.
• A record nine Lady Mocs were deemed All-SoCon selections, sending four
starters to the first team and five to the second team. Junior Sara Poteat went
on to be named to the NFCA All-Southern Region first team while Fuzzard
and junior Kasey Tydingco were second team selections.
• The Lady Mocs .347 batting average was a national-best for the second
year in a row. Chattanooga’s 1.91 doubles per game also led the nation.
• In addition to being named to the All-SoCon second team, pitcher Taylor
Deason, third baseman Sarah Beth Roberts and outfielder Cheyenne Willis
were also recognized on the all-freshman team.
• Head Coach Frank Reed claimed his 900th career win with a victory over
Western Carolina and notched his 400th school win with a 12-1 topping of
Bethune-Cookman.
Men’s Tennis (Carlos Garcia, head coach) - 14-9, 4-6 SoCon/8th
• The Mocs went 14-9 in 2011, including a 4-6 mark in Southern Conference
action. It was the most wins for the program since
2007 and the most league wins for UTC since going 5-4 in 2007. UTC has
increased its win total in each of the last three years.
• Junior Manuel Barroetavena led UTC with a 21-8 overall record. The March
SoCon Player of the Month went 9-1 in SoCon matches and won 14 of his
last 16 singles contests.
• Junior Roberto Vieira is a three-time All-SoCon performer who battled a
nagging foot injury over the last month of the season. He went 14-12 overall
and 10-8 in the spring at No. 1. He earned second team All-SoCon honors
for his play this season.
• Junior Jackson Tresnan had a 14-8 singles record, all in spring action. He
had a nine-match winning streak earlier in the year that won him SoCon
Player of the Month honors for February. He was 10-5 at the No. 5 position.
• Tresnan represented the Mocs on the SoCon All-Academic team while Parfitt
and Crofford were ITA Scholar-Athletes. The Mocs return their entire starting
lineup for the 2012-13 season.
Women’s Tennis (Jeff Clark, head coach) - 16-6, 6-4 SoCon/4th
• The Lady Mocs went 16-6 in 2012. It was the most wins for the program
since 1999. The 6-4 mark and fourth-place finish in the Southern Conference
make up the best showings in the league since 2001.
• Junior Jenna Nurik led the team with a career-high 24-12 singles record,
including 15-7 at No. 1. She earned All-SoCon recognition for her singles play
for the third year in a row, making the first team for the second time.
• Kaylene Chadwell won her last nine singles matches to finish with a 23-10
overall singles record. She was named the 2012 SoCon Freshman of the
Year after posting an 8-2 mark in league matches.
• The Lady Mocs were just as impressive in the classroom, setting a program
record with a 3.66 team g.p.a. in the spring. Four of the eight team members Nurik, Chadwell, senior Brianna Wishing and freshman Claire Mulyadi - posted
a 4.0 in the spring semester.
• Flynn, Nurik, Chadwell, Wishing and senior Shaina Singh all earned ITA
Scholar-Athlete recognition.
Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field (Bill Gautier, head coach)
Men (6th-In/6th-Out) • Women (9th-In/10th-Out)
• Senior Chris Berry shattered the school record in the Outdoor Track 10,000
meter by more than one minute with a 29:17.72 at the Stanford Invitational.
He earned an automatic bid to the NCAA East Region Meet and was named
all-conference in the 5000 meter at Outdoor championships.
• Junior Lucas Cotter claimed the SoCon title in the 3000M at the SoCon Indoor
Championships with a school record 8:09.89. He also earned all-conference
in the 5000M at the SoCon Indoors.
• Senior Emmanuel Kirwa and junior Mark Cole were all-conference
in the SoCon Outdoor Track 10,000M race finishing second and third,
respectively. Amanda Sumner was all-conference in the 5000M at the Indoor
Championships and the 1500M at the Outdoor Championships.

Roberto Vieira

Kaylene Chadwell

Christina Teter

• Rookies Dezerick Frazier (400m) Taylor Pannell (High Jump) Patrick
O’Brien (1500m) and Keeley Stewart (10,000m) were named to the SoCon
All-Freshman team.
• Senior Chris Berry was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. The
men tied for No. 3 in the nation with a 3.45 team g.p.a., while the women
were 25th with a 3.40.
Volleyball (Travis Filar, head coach) - 6-26, 3-13 SoCon/6th North
• Christina Teter was named to the CoSIDA Capitol One Academic All-District
III First Team.
• Sophomore Jennifer Kuroski led the Mocs in kills with 356 last season.
Her 2.83 kills per set average puts her in Chattanooga’s top 10 all-time in
the catagory.
• Freshman Melissa Green finished second among Mocs in total digs with
399, averaging 3.53 digs per set.
• Despite suffering a season-ending injury, senior Ellie Kuhn finished her
four-year career as the single-season block assists record holder at Chattanooga, with 103 in 2009, and is second all-time with an average of 0.91
blocks per set at UTC.
• Junior Paula Passmore tallied 432 digs to lead the Mocs in the catagory.
The 2010 SoCon Libero of the Year ranks fourth all-time at UTC in digs with
1632 and is currently second all-time at Chattanooga in digs per set with a
5.16 average.
Wrestling (Heath Eslinger, head coach) - 11-9, 5-0 SoCon/1st • T65th NCAAs
• The Mocs posted a 12-6 overall record and went 5-1 in the Southern
Conference. UTC won its 27th SoCon title with a victory at the SoCon
Tournament hosted in McKenzie Arena.
• Chattanooga sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, including Nick
Soto (133), Dean Pavlou (149), Dan Waddell (157) and Brandon Wright (165)
who all won their weight at the SoCon Tournament. Levi Clemons was a late
addition at 174 as an at-large bid.
• Nick Soto was named the SoCon Freshman of the Year after a stellar rookie
campaign with the Mocs. He won the SoCon title at 133 and finished with a
25-8 overall record.
• Dean Pavlou spent most of the season as the backup to senior Kelly Felix. He
finally beat Felix out the week before the SoCon Championships, capitalizing
on his opportunity with his second SoCon title at 149.
• The Mocs ranked No. 13 in the nation with a 3.15 team g.p.a. according
to the NWCA.

OUR MISSION
We guide, encourage and support our student-athletes in
their quest for comprehensive excellence - academically,
athletically and socially. Above all else, we prepare students for meaningful and productive lives.
CORE VALUES
Six core values guide and govern our actions at all times.
Integrity: We can be counted upon to ‘do the right thing.’
Respect: We treat ourselves and others with dignity and
respect.
Positive Attitude: We expect the best of ourselves and
others.
Premier Service: We work together to take care of people.
Accountability: We are an important part of a great team.
Continuous Improvement: We are always learning and
seeking a ‘better way.’

FOR ALL FANS OF MOCS ATHLETICS AND MOCS CLUB MEMBERS
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department considers total compliance with NCAA and Southern Conference rules to be one of the
highest priorities of our institution.
We sincerely appreciate your support of Mocs Athletics and are committed
to educating our fans and boosters about the rules that regulate your relationships with our student-athletes as even the best-intentioned action on your part
may be a violation of NCAA rules.
Basic “do’s” and “don’ts” can be found in the Compliance section of our website, www.gomocs.com. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Marquita Armstead, Director for Compliance, at (423) 425-5577. Thank you for
your support and GO MOCS!

ACADEMICALLY

• Over last 10 semesters, the student-athlete grade point average has risen from
2.51 (Spring 2007) to 2.97.
• 57 student-athletes earned degrees in
2011-12.
• 59 student-athletes named to the fall,
winter and spring Academic All-Southern
Conference Teams.

ATHLETICALLY

• Three teams won SoCon titles in 201112, wrestling, men’s golf and women’s
golf. Seven teams - women’s basketball
(WNIT), men’s and women’s cross country, wrestling, men’s and women’s golf and
softball competed in postseason play.
• Individually, the Mocs had three AllAmericans, two SoCon Athletes of the
Year, seven SoCon Champions, three
SoCon Freshmen of the Year and one SoCon Coach of the Year. Chattanooga also
brought home 36 All-SoCon honors, while
18 student-athletes made various SoCon
All-Freshmen teams.

SOCIALLY

• The Mocs volunteered at numerous
community events throughout the year,
including National Volunteer Week, Special Olympics, Read Across America and
many more.
• The Mocs looked to expand their presence in the surrounding areas with Caravan trips to Atlanta and Nashville. Not to
forget their closest fans, the student-athletes again took part in Operation MoveIn, helping freshmen unload into their
dorms to begin the fall semester.
• Being engaged in the community can extend past volunteering. The Mocs created
a stir with a number of creative marketing
ideas, including the Go Blue Be Gold football game against Jacksonville State , the
Black Out men’s basketball game against
Furman, Phillip D. Glass donning a football helmet for the second year in a row
and having the No. 2 rated football media
guide in the nation.

JOIN THE UTC MOCS CLUB
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student-athletes in their pursuit of comprehensive academic and
athletic excellence, and participating in the exciting journey of building a strong athletics program.
So what does “joining” the UTC Mocs Club mean?
“Joining” the UTC Mocs Club means committing an annual unrestricted gift to the Chattanooga Mocs at a level appropriate for you.
Your annual membership gift supports Student-Athlete Scholarships and lets UTC Athletics attract and retain the best available
student-athletes, coaches and staff. Your gift also supports travel
and recruiting costs, equipment, operations and more.
Simply put, your gift is the difference that allows UTC to recruit the
difference-makers that will separate the Mocs from our competitors
in the Southern Conference and beyond.
As investors in Comprehensive Excellence, UTC Mocs Club donors
receive priority seating for football, men’s basketball, and ticket access to marquee games and other post-season events, as well as
invitations to special events. Refer to the Donor Levels & Benefits
chart below to get information about the different donor levels and
associated benefits.
Over 300 dedicated Mocs proudly comprise “Chattanooga’s Team.”
You are invited to honor their hard work and loyalty by joining the
UTC Mocs Club soon.
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com or contact Caleb Whitted at (423) 425-4773 or caleb-whitted@
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